[2025 Yuxi Attraction] Travel Guide for Yuxi Museum (Updated Apr)

#springwander Yuxi Museum may be modest in size, but it holds a quiet dignity that blossoms with meaning, much like spring’s subtle beauty. Free to enter (closed on Mondays), it’s the kind of place where an hour feels both enriching and reflective. Visitors are greeted at the entrance with a fresh flower in hand—a simple yet profound touch that adds a sense of ceremony to the experience. As you stroll through the exhibits, the journey unfolds, connecting you to the region’s rich history and culture. The visit concludes at the Hall of Martyrs, where the flower finds its purpose as an offering of respect, bridging the present with the sacrifices of the past. Yuxi Museum is not just a repository of artifacts; it’s a space where spring’s spirit of renewal meets the timeless reverence for those who shaped our world. 🌿✨🏛️🌸

#springwander Yuxi Museum offers a straightforward yet insightful look into the region’s history, standing as a quiet keeper of time. While it may not surprise seasoned visitors, it holds its own charm—especially for young explorers eager to uncover new knowledge. Among its exhibits, a few bronze artifacts stand out with their distinctive forms, like whispers from ancient craftsmanship. The experience is brief yet worthwhile, a pocket-sized journey through history that fits neatly into an afternoon. Much like spring’s fleeting beauty, Yuxi Museum invites you to pause, learn, and move forward with a touch more understanding. 🌿✨🏛️📖

Explore Yuxi, Yunnan 1. Fuxian Lake - Chengjiang Fossil Site Museum - Chengjiang Confucian Temple 2. Yuxi Museum - Nie Er's Former Residence - Yuxi Kiln Site Museum 3. Lijiashan Bronze Museum - Xiushan . Accommodation: Refer to the itinerary For food, refer to the "Food" section in the overview. Popular check-in spots: Qinghua Street, etc. For transportation, most attractions can be reached by public transport, taxi, or group tour. Tickets: Can be purchased online or offline in advance. . Fuxian Lake is the largest plateau lake in China and an important strategic reserve of high-quality freshwater. It is the largest lake at the source of the Pearl River. . Chengjiang Fossil Site Museum is China's first fossil world heritage site, located on Maotian Mountain by the beautiful Fuxian Lake. The museum's rich variety of fossils with unique shapes and lifelike appearances allow visitors to experience the beauty of life up close. . Chengjiang Confucian Temple (Yunnan Provincial Heritage Site) is a Qing Dynasty relic. The entire building is a collection of exquisite craftsmanship, inheriting ancient architectural art and ethnic style. . Yuxi Museum houses over 22,000 items, mainly Yuxi paleontological fossils and historical relics. It focuses on popularizing natural, cultural, and historical knowledge such as the Chengjiang Maotian Mountain animal fossil group, Yuxi kiln culture, Jiangchuan Lijiashan bronze culture, and Yuxi intangible cultural heritage. . Nie Er's Former Residence (Yunnan Provincial Heritage Site) Memorial Hall retains the kitchen, pharmacy, his mother's bedroom, and Nie Er and his third brother's bedroom. Both the first and second floors are exhibition halls displaying Nie Er's achievements. . Yuxi Kiln Site (7th Batch of National Heritage Sites) Museum is located at the foot of Qian Gua Mountain in Hongta District. 600 years ago, the kiln fires burned day and night, and the various porcelain products were transported by horse to southwestern provinces and Southeast Asian countries. . Lijiashan Bronze Museum: The Lijiashan Ancient Tombs (5th Batch of National Heritage Sites) unearthed over 4,000 exquisite bronze artifacts from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, the most famous being the bronze ox and tiger table now housed in the Yunnan Provincial Museum. Lijiashan bronzes are also known as the "last glory of Chinese bronze culture." . Xiushan Ancient Architecture Complex (6th Batch of National Heritage Sites) is known as the "Mountain of Plaques and Sea of Couplets." It is famous for its Song cypress, Yuan fir, and Ming magnolia, and is one of Yuxi's cultural attractions.

| How can we miss the city of "Yuxi". Yunnan has many beautiful sights, but only Yuxi is known as the "blessed land in central Yunnan, the water town of Yunling Mountains." Yuxi is a charming destination. If you don't want to leave Yunnan or travel far to take your kids out on the weekend, then go to Yuxi. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

We left Gejiu City at dusk, took the Tianhou Expressway and Chengyuan Expressway to Hongta District in Yuxi City, about 175 kilometers away. At night, the office building of the Hongta Group on the hillside was brightly lit with colorful lights, shining brilliantly. Tobacco is one of Yuxi's pillar industries, and Hongta Group is a leader in this industry. The next morning, we drove to Hongta Mountain, passing by the front of Hongta Group, where eight cigarette pillars stood tall outside the gate, clearly indicating the direction of the enterprise. The dense-eaved seven-sided eight-level solid pagoda on Hongta Mountain was first built in the Yuan Dynasty and was originally white. In 1958, the Yuxi Cigarette Factory changed it to red, and with the spirit of innovation and change, Hongta Group was derived from the pagoda and its own struggle. In 2006, the group built the 'Tobacco Culture Museum' behind Hongta, with bronze sculptures in front reflecting the original forms of tobacco planting, harvesting, processing, and selling. Inside the museum, the development history, corporate culture, awards, and product series of the enterprise are displayed. Looking at the cigarettes and prices in the cabinets, one cannot help but sigh at the great contribution made by the vast number of smokers and tobacco enterprises to the economy. Yuxi Museum is about 3 kilometers from Hongta Mountain, a few minutes' drive. The museum offers free admission and free parking. Inside, there are seven basic exhibitions: paleontology, prehistoric culture of Yuxi, bronze culture of Yuxi, porcelain hall, calligraphy and painting hall, history of revolutionary struggles in central Yunnan, and Nie Er and Yuxi literature and art, covering an exhibition area of over 5,000 square meters with more than 20,000 exhibits. After visiting the Yuxi Museum, it was late in the day, and we were hungry, so we navigated to the Lao Ju Dian Restaurant on Phoenix Road for a hearty meal. The restaurant is located in a bustling area of the city, very popular with a constant stream of diners, and has parking available in the courtyard. Nie Er's former residence and Nie Er Park are both near the Lao Ju Dian Restaurant. After the meal, we walked through Nanmen Street, Xinxing Road, and Beimen Street to visit Nie Er's former residence. The streets were filled with countless small merchandise stalls, snack stalls, and fruit stalls, crowded with people. Nie Er's former residence is located at No. 73 and 74 Yongdao Street, a two-story wooden and earthen structure where Nie Er's parents once rented and operated the 'Chengchun Hall' medical clinic, and where Nie Er grew up. The local government funded the renovation, and in 2011 it was opened as the Nie Er Former Residence Memorial Hall, introducing Nie Er's life, study, growth, and artistic career through pictures and texts. Five bronze plaques of various educational bases and one collaborative base plaque hang by the courtyard gate. Nie Er Park is just across the street from Yuxi Museum, with a bronze statue inside seemingly conducting the people in front to sing in unison, aiming to keep his artistic spirit alive. Yuxi has also built the Nie Er Grand Theater and Nie Er Music Square, making great efforts to promote Nie Er and educate the public. From the moment we understood the national anthem, we knew Nie Er, 'marching forward amid enemy fire,' we too must 'advance! advance!'