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| Introduction |
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Ruili is located in southwestern Yunnan province, adjacent to Burma. It is one of the major border land port cities in Yunnan, and falls under the jurisdiction of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture.
Ruili experiences a semi-tropical monsoon climate, without bitter cold weather in winter or extreme heat during the summer. The average annual temperature is 21°C.
The city is rich in cash crops such as rubber, sugar cane, villosum, pepper, grass, fruit, pineapples, tobacco, tung trees, tea, peanuts, grapefruit, mangoes and jackfruits.
Transportation in Ruili relies heavily on China National Highway 320 which runs from Shanghai to Ruili, and connects with the Stilwell Highway of Burma. Ruili has no airport. However, Mangshi City, located 96 km away, has an airport used by both cities.
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| Economic Features |
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In 2009, Ruili's GDP hit RMB 2.5 billion – a 12% increase from the year before. The secondary industry contributed 22.3% of the city's total.
Ruili has established food processing, pharmaceuticals, and native tour souvenir processing as its economic pillars. In 2009, the gross industrial output in the city was RMB 1.1 billion, down 2.2% year on year.
Tertiary Industry (services) generated a value-added industrial output of RMB 1.4 billion, accounting for 57% of Ruili's total. As a border land port city, border trade is the most important pillar of the city’s economy. It has two national category-1 ports (category-1 ports refer to ports which have been established with the approval of the State Council), namely, Ruili Land Port and Wanting Land Port. In 2008, the city's foreign trade value was US$6.02 million.
Major export products include mechanical and electronic products, textiles, household electrical appliances, building materials, chemical products and food products, while key import goods include aquatic products, mineral products, fruits, timber, gems and jade products. ASEAN countries, especially Burma, are the most important trading partners of the city.
Tourism is also an important business of the city's Tertiary Industry (services). In 2009, 1.3 million tourists visited Ruili, generating tourism revenues of RMB 1.2 billion, up 8.9% year on year.
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| Cultural Highlights |
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Ruili’s minority population accounts for approximately 60% of the city's total. The city is renowned for its different minority festivals such as the Water Splashing Festival, Sino-Burmese Fasching, etc.
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| Tourist Attraction |
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Beautiful scenery, rich ethnic cultures, prosperous border trade streets, China-Burma Street, peaceful and mysterious border areas and exotic cultures paint a spectacular image of the city. In addition, Ruili is also an important jewelry distribution center in China. Jewelry Street features jewelry from all over Southeast Asia, attracting both domestic and overseas tourists alike.
The city’s local minority cuisine is impressively unique and delicious. For example, the Dai people use bamboo maggots as an ingredient to make various delicacies.
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| Major Development Zones |
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By the end of 2009, Ruili had two state-level development zones, namely Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone and Wanting Border Economic Cooperation Zone.
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Name
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Area (km²)
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Pillar Industries
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GDP in 2009
(RMB billion)
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| Ruili Border & Economic Cooperation Zone |
13.5
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Border trade, export processing, characteristic biology resource processing, tourism |
N.A.
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| Wanting Border & Economic Cooperation Zone |
N.A
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Border trade, export processing, characteristic biology resource processing, tourism |
N.A.
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Source: Ruili Municipal Government |
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| Honors |
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National Excellent Tourism City (1998)
- National Tourism Administration, P. R. China
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