Thursday, October 16, 2008

Ruili

Ruili is a county-level city in the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwest China.

Name


An older name of Ruili is ; ''ruì'' means "fortunate", and ''lì'' means "beautiful".

Geography


Ruili is on the border with Myanmar. 64% of the population of Ruili are members of five highland and lowland ethnic minorities including , Jingpo, Deang, Lisu, Achang. It is an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services. Prostitution and drug trade in the city are also not uncommon.

Demography


Han Chinese and Dai mostly live in the valley, in the city; Jingpo and Deang live mostly in the outskirts in the surrounding hills.

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