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Ruzhou covers an area of 1,573 square kilometres (607sqmi). It is located in the valley between Song and Funiu Mountains in the north and east respectively. The Beiru River[zh], a tributary of the Ru River, flows eastwards through the city.
Name
Ruzhou derives its name from the nearby Ru River. Other names used during the early dynasties of China, sometimes still used as epithets, are Rushang (Chinese:汝上; lit.'Above Ru [River]'), Ruhai (汝海; 'Ru Sea'), Ruchuan (汝川; 'Ru River'), and Rufan (汝濆; 'Ru Banks').
Between 1913 and 1988, it was known as Linru County (simplified Chinese:临汝县; traditional Chinese:臨汝縣; pinyin:Línrǔ Xiàn), after Ruzhou's former administrative seat, also named after the river.
History
During the Eastern Zhou dynasty, the area of modern-day Ruzhou was part of the royal domain directly under the king. In the early Warring States period, Ruzhou, as Rushang, was part of the Zheng state, with Liangcheng as it administrative seat. Rushang caame under the Han state in 375 BCE after it conquered the Zheng state, renaming it to Nanliang. During the Qin dynasty, it was part of Sanchuan Commandery. Ruzhou was established as a settlement in 605 during the Sui dynasty.
On the night of 25-26 November 2004, nine students were murdered in a break-in at the male dormitory of Ruzhou No. 2 High School. Eight were killed at the scene while another died at a hospital. The perpetrator, 21-year-old Yan Yanming, was arrested when his mother connected him to the attack following Yan's suicide attempt the day after. No motive was given and he was executed on 18 January 2005. The killing was internationally reported as an example of rising school violence.
Culture
The Fengxue Temple of Ruzhou features the Qizu Pagoda, built in 738 during the Tang dynasty (618–907). The town is best well known for Ru ware, one of the Five Great Kilns during the Song dynasty period. Between 23-26 September 2010, the First China (International) Ru Porcelain Cultural Festival was held in Ruzhou. Ru ware is one of "Ruzhou’s Four Wonders", along with Ru jade stone (汝石), Ru calligraphytiē (汝帖), and Ru earthenware (汝陶). The Ruzhou Ru Porcelain Museum, opened in 1985, is where the most Ru ware is located. Structures such as the Fengxue Temple, Faxingsi Pagoda and Ruzhou Confucian Temple are recognised as national cultural heritage by the State Council.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 11 townships.
↑Forney, Matthew (29 November 2004). "China's School Killings". TIME. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
