Ruicheng County
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Ruicheng County (芮城縣) is located in the Shanxi province of China. The town of Ruicheng has the following features:
[edit] Yongle Gong
Yongle Gong (Palace of Eternal Joy), is a Taoist temple noted for the wall paintings inside its three main halls. It was moved to Ruicheng in 1959 to preserve it when a dam was built at Sanmenxia, putting the town of Yongle, the previous location of the temple, under water. The temple is 4 km north of the town on the main road.
[edit] Yellow River
The Yellow River lies just south of Ruicheng. A pumping station on the river doubles as a monument to Yu the Great, the legendary figure credited with controlling the course of the Yellow River and saving many lives in the process.
[edit] Food
Apples are to be found in abbundance in Ruicheng, being the most popular variety of fruit grown by local farmers.
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