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Hongta District: Hometown of the great

musician Nie Er

红塔区：聂耳故乡 幸福红塔

Hongta District, named after the famous In the Hongta Industrial Park, you can
“red tower”, is the political, economic and feel the extraordinary charm of Hongta
cultural center of Yuxi City and the home- Group and witness the industrial splendor
town of the people’s musician Nie Er. created by the modern cigarette production
Once in Hongta District, you can visit lines and the garden-style production areas.
Nie Er’s former residence to trace the In Danyingjie Village, which is known
footprints left by this great musician, or as the most developed village in Yunnan,
you can go to the scenic Jiulongchi Park, you can experience the ethnic culture,
a historical site in south Yunnan, to ad- Buddhist culture, and hot springs culture
mire the ancient trees, clear springs, and and while away some leisurely hours in a
grand temple buildings. therapeutic atmosphere.

Jiangchuan District: Birthplace of the

Yuxi, literally a land of green jade and clear streams, is just like a ancient Dian kingdom
bright pearl embedded in mid-Yunnan. Favored by nature, Yuxi features 江川区：滇国故里 古韵江川
abundant resources and beautiful scenery. With a long history and unique
culture, Yuxi has also given birth to numerous outstanding people. Today,
let me take you on a tour of Yuxi along its Hongta-Jiangchuan-Chengjiang Jiangchuan District, birthplace of the Lijiashan Bronze Museum is a theme
ancient Dian kingdom, is home to many museum devoted to collecting, studying,
travel route for a glimpse of this bright pearl of mid-Yunnan.
beautiful lakes. Although it is located on preserving and exhibiting the cultural relics
the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Jiangchuan that were unearthed from the ancient tombs
得大自然偏爱，在滇中腹地嵌入了一块碧玉，镶上了点点明珠，成就了碧玉 is a veritable water town with mountains in Lijiashan Village, Jiangchuan District.
清溪之地——玉溪。这里资源丰富、风光秀丽、历史悠久、人杰地灵、文化独特。 surrounded by crisscrossing rivers. The bronze objects on display here, which
Here, it seems that every river, every were excavated from Lijiashan Village in
今天，小编带您走进红塔区—江川区—澄江市旅游线，感受滇中明珠的魅力。
village, and even every stone has a touching the 1970s, are referred as the last glory of
story about fish. Thousands of years on, the Chinese bronze culture. Also undertaking
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interaction among people, lakes, and fish the tasks of restoring, sorting and reproduc-
has given birth to the unique fishing culture ing cultural relics, this museum is China’s
of Jiangchuan. When the fishing season first full-featured professional bronze mu-
begins every year, hundreds of thousands of seum. Once here, the clues hidden in the
fishing boats vying over blue waters will be cultural relics will lead you all the way to
a spectacular sight. the soul of the ancient Dian kingdom.

Chengjiang City: Cradle of terrestrial life

澄江市：生命摇篮 山水澄江

The paleontological fossils unearthed the way is simply breathtaking.
from Maotian Mountain in Chengjiang In Luchong, a fascinating fishing
District have revealed the secrets of the village, you can stroll along a footpath
origin of terrestrial life 518 million years canopied by ancient banyan trees while
ago. Chengjiang Fossil Site Natural History feasting your eyes on the green peaks and
Museum, mainly exhibiting these paleon- blue water. If you like, you can also expe-
tological fossils, is still telling the audience rience the world’s oldest fishing method
the grand story of the evolution of life. — catching fishing just by treading the
Fuxian Lake, with its crystal-clear waterwheel.
water, was compared to a sea of blue A sailboat base, bestowed with the
glass in ancient times. The lake is also most beautiful beach of Fuxian Lake, is
like a huge canvas, where the blue sky located in the Mingxing Fish Cave Scenic
and the white clouds form the most Area. Here you can take a sailboat either
beautiful picture. Standing by the lake, for sightseeing or for experiencing the
you can see mountains reflected in the thrill of riding the wind and waves.
water and inhale the floral fragrance car- Fuhaiwan Wetland Park, located north
ried in the breeze. of the lakeshore and south of Cheng-
The Time Plank Road by the Fuxian jiang-Jiangchuan Highway and Lake Rim
Lake passes through attractions such as Highway, is getting increasingly popular
Yuxi Manor, Linhai Park, Yueliangwan thanks to social media. The uniquely
Wetland, Yinghua Valley, and Taiyang shaped sea of colorful flowers attract
Mountain. The picturesque scenery along many tourists to take pictures here.