Rui'an

Administration Type	county-level city County-level city A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...  (Land)	1271 km²
Area (Sea)	1766 km2
Coastline	339 km
Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...	1,125,000
GDP	Unknown per capita
Major Nationalities	Han Han Chinese Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
Township-level divisions	Unknown
Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....	Unknown
Regional dialect Spoken Chinese Chinese comprises many regional language varieties sometimes grouped together as the Chinese dialects, the primary ones being Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, and Min. These are not mutually intelligible, and even many of the regional varieties are themselves composed of a number of...	Wu and Minnan: Wenzhouhua (温州话)
Area code China telephone numbering plan Country Code: +86International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0The Chinese Telephone Code Plan is the way to group telephone numbers of Mainland China...	0577
License Plate Licence plates of the People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China issues vehicles licence plates at its Vehicle Management Offices, under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security.Hong Kong and Macau have their own administrations on licence plates...  Prefix	Unknown

Rui'an is a city on the eastern coast of China

China

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, in the south of Zhejiang

Zhejiang

Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...

 province. It is a county-level city administrated by the nearby prefecture-level city (provincial sub region) of Wenzhou

Wenzhou

Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....

. It currently has a population of 1,125,000 people covering 1271 km², 3037 km² including sea. Natives of the city speak the Wu dialect.

Rui'an was recognized as the fourteenth development zone by the state department in 1987. Rui'an is also one of the top 100 cities for economic growth in china, and the people in Ruian are comparatively well-to-do. In all, there 32 towns and villages under the administration of Rui'an city. In 1988, Ruian was listed by the State Council as one of the first counties and cities opening to the outside world, as well as one of the trial counties and cities for comprehensive economic reforms. In 2001 it won the titles of “Star County” and “Advanced County in Sports”.

History

Rui'an, also known as Meitou, has a history which goes back to about 2000 BC, when it became known for its machine production. The historic city began its trade and commerce in ancient times and saw busy streets and flourishing businesses. In the 2nd century BC it was called the Kingdom of Dong'ou. Under the Tang Dynasty, it was promoted to prefecture status and given its current name in 675 AD.

In 1937–1942 during the war with Japan

Japan

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, Rui'an played a key role in winning the war.

Economy

Rui'an has been a rich and prosperous city since ancient times. However, it was not until the practice of economic reform and opening that Rui'an regained its momentum. The people of Rui'an have been pioneers in many fields, especially in the development of China's market economy in the form of joint-stock system.

They setup the household contract responsibility system which would encourage the citizens to take lead in the household industries and they tried their best to sell their products. Consequently, Rui'an experienced fast economic development. The government induced the rural entrepreneurs and shareholders to co-operate effectively. Many kinds of economic systems have been introduced in Rui'an, making regional development speedier. One such system is the famous “Wenzhou Pattern“, which became well known both in China and abroad.

In 2005, Rui'an ranked 39th place in comprehensive economic strength among the first 100 counties and cities of china. In the 20 square kilometer economic development zone at the provincial level, there is enthusiasm for capital investment in building Rui'an into a new urban area with comprehensive development of industry, trade, science and technology. Rui'an is also known for its production of plastics and auto accessories.

Transportation

The infrastructure of Rui'an has become better and better, with an ever-quickening pace of urbanization. Now, it has modernized traffic control systems, transportation and communication. The Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport

Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport

Wenzhou Yongqiang International Airport is the airport serving the city of Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang Province, China.The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city. In 2010, Wenzhou airport was the 28th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 5,326,802...

, the 10,000-ton seaport and the railway station are each less than 30 kilometers from the city proper. The coastal super highway and the No.104 state highway which run across the city, and the Rui'an station on the Wenzhou–Fuzhou railway are a few examples of developments in transportation in Rui'an.

Natural Beauty and Resources

As a coastal city, Rui'an is rich in natural resources. The surrounding area boasts wonderful landscapes with rugged mountains and tranquil waters, including three state-level scenic spots, Yandang Mountain, the Nanxi River and the Baizhangji Fall-Feiyun Lake, and two national nature reserves, the Wuyanling Ridge and the Nanji Islands. Yandang Mountain has been named a "World Geopark", while the Nanji islands are listed as a UNESCO Marine Nature Reserve of World Biosphere Reserves. About 100 nautical away miles from the estuary of Feiyunjiang, there lie under the seabed rich crude oil and natural gas reserves, which are now being prospected and developed. Scenic area accounts for 25% of the city's land space. Rui'an enjoys favorable weather throughout the year, fertile soil, and this gives the city the name “the land of rice and fish”

Ruianese Ex-pats

Rui'an has been famous for its expatriates in China since the Song Dynasty. In spite of all difficulties and perils, Rui'an people have left their native land travelling to foreign countries to create businesses. At the present, more than 80,000 Rui'anese ex-pats occupy 60 countries, and nearly 120,000 ex-pats’ families. There is almost 1 Rui'anese among 5 ex-pats in France and Italy.