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Ruili City (simp.: 瑞丽市; trad.: 瑞麗市; Pinyin: Ruìlì Shì; Burmese: ေရႊလီျမိဳ႕) is a county-level city in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwest China.

It is a major border crossing between China and Myanmar, with Muse town located across the border.

Name

An older name of Ruili is Měngmǎo (勐卯); 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 Dai, 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.^[1][2]

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.

Industrial parks

• Wanding Border Economic Cooperation Zone
• Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone

References

External links

• Ruili City Official Website
• Article about Ruili's economy

Coordinates: 24°00′46″N 97°51′07″E / 24.012775°N 97.851888888889°E / 24.012775; 97.851888888889

From Wikitravel

Ruili (瑞丽; Ruìlì) is a city in Yunnan, South-West China, on the border with Myanmar.

Buy

This town is located at the Chinese-Burmese border. There is much trade in imported goods, notably jade and fabrics. Wooden furniture (sourced from Burmese logs) are also widely available. Cheap souvenirs can also be bought from travelling Burmese merchants in the city, or by the sizeable number of other foreigners present in the city such as Pakistanis and Indians.

• Jing Cheng hotel - reputed to be the best hotel in the city as well as being housed in the city's tallest tower. The city's only 4-star hotel but in reality feels more like a 2 or 3 star hotel. Breakfast provided is very limited to local cuisine.

• Mu-se - in Shan State, Myanmar