Yuxi Counties Travel Guide

Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the Previous Qin Dynasty (period before 221BC). In the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD), it became a county of Yizhou Shire. The following dynasties witnessed the continuous separations and unifications of the area. It was not until 1997 that Yuxi became a prefecture-level city of the Republic of China.

Yuxi is in the west edge of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with complex geographic features including mountains, valleys, lakes, plateaus and basins. Fuxian Lake is China's second deepest lake. The whole area extends from high northwest to low southeast. The urban city is about 1,630 meters (1,782 yards) above the sea level.

Endowed with pleasant climate, Yuxi is rich in crops and tobacco leaves, hence its honor 'Barn of Middle Yunnan Province' and 'Hometown of Yunnan Tobacco'. Yuxi Cigarette Company (Hongta Group) has become a famous cigarette making company. Its product brands such as Hongtashan, Ashima and Hongmei have been popular for many years in China. Yuxi also has beautiful natural sceneries and colorful cultures. Various festivals, dances, musics and folk cultures of different ethnic minority groups should not be missed on Yuxi travel. In addition, it is the hometown of Nie Er (1912-1935), the famous musician who has wrote many revolution songs including China's present national anthem.

Administrative Division:
1 district (Hongta); 5 counties (Jiangchuan, Chengjiang, Tonghai, Huaning, Yimen); 3 Ethnic Minority Autonomous Counties (Eshan Yi Ethnic Minority Autonomous County, Xinping Yi and Dai Ethnic Minorities Autonomous County, Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Ethnic Minorities Autonomous County)

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Hongta District	红塔区	Hóngtǎ Qū	390,000	1,004	388
2	Jiangchuan County	江川县	Jiāngchuān Xiàn	260,000	850	306
3	Chengjiang County	澄江县	Chéngjiāng Xiàn	150,000	773	194
4	Tonghai County	通海县	Tōnghǎi Xiàn	270,000	721	374
5	Huaning County	华宁县	Huáníng Xiàn	200,000	1,313	152
6	Yimen County	易门县	Yìmén Xiàn	170,000	1,571	108
7	Eshan Yi Autonomous County	峨山彝族自治县	Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	150,000	1,972	76
8	Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County	新平彝族傣族自治县	Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn	270,000	4,223	64
9	Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County	元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县	Yuánjiāng Hānízú Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn	200,000	2,858	70