Tourists to Yuxi can choose an early morning or nightfall to stroll along the streets, parks, or resicential districts to watch spontaneously organized people acting the opera. Both actors and audience are intoxicated with the spirit of the festival. It is a best place to experience the simple folk custom and strong local flavor in Yuxi.

Yuxi Huadeng Opera Troupe of Yunnan Province

The Yuxi Huadeng Opera Troupe of Yunnan Province, founded in October 1952, is a troupe with performers from the Han people and some ethnic groups including Hui, Yi Hani, Bai, Mongolian, Wa, Naxi and Lahu.

Since its founding, the art troupe has re-arranged or adapted about 100 outstanding traditional Huadeng Opera programs as part of its repertoire, including Jade medicine Jar, Cudgel with a Magic Healing Power, Gilded Fan, Monkeying Around in the Vegetable Garden, Zhuo Mei and Ah Luo, among others. Zhuo mei and Ah Luo was once staged during the Fifth China Opera Award and other six single awards. The newly choreographed modern Huadeng Operas include Barracks, Bloodshed on Jia-sa River, Affection and Love, Honeysuckle and Bamboo Fence, the last two being prize-winners of the 3rdand 6thWenhua New Opera Awards and the Excellent Opera Program Award of the national Modern Opera Exchange Performance.

The troupe's production crew includes playwrights Li Hongyuan and Ma Lianghua, performers Ma Zhongliang, Xu Baolong and Yang Liqiong.

Address: No.31, Yujianglu Route, Yuxi, Yunnan Province

Post code: 653100

Tel: (0877) 2023807

The Nie’er Park

The Nie’er Park is situated in the south of Yuxi City; newly built in memory of the People’s Composer Nie’er. It composes mainly of the Memorial Hall of Nie’er, the Purple Art Garden, and Zhiying Lake, all of which are of strict structures and beautiful buildings surrounded by green trees and flowers. It is a perfect combination of modern, graceful and majestic ethnic features. The Bronze Statue of Nie’er stands right in the center of the park.

Huilong Ecology Garden (Dayingjie)

skiing grass, hot spring, dodgem, tennis, frog bumping and other entertainment projects.

Huixi Park (Dayingjie)

With an area of 240 mu ( 16 hectares), exhibition hall of rare animals & plants, 43 ethnic houses.

Tianziyuan Hot Spring of Eshan (East Xiaojie Town of Eshan County)

8 kilometers from Eshan County Town; 30 kilometers from Yuxi City; 120 kilometers from Kunming.

Holiday Village of Elephant Trunk Hot Spring

One star hotel, 9 kilometers from Huaning County Town; 142 kilometers from Kunming.

Holiday Village of Yingyuetan Hot Spring (Dayingjie)

28 swimming pools of Japanese style.

Lingzhao Temple (10 kilometers from east Yuxi City)

set up in the Yuan Dynasty at Lingzhao Mountain.

Yuquan Temple (Dayingjie)

with an area of 60 mu ( 4 hectares), consists of Daxiong Palace, Druggist Palace, Dicang Palace, Zushi Palace, Caishen Palace and etc.

Yuxi Nightclubs

Hongta Nightclub

Add.: Hongta Avenue, Yuxi City

Tel.: 86-877-2066666

Zhongyu Nightclub

Add.: Nie’er Road, Yuxi City

Tel.: 86-877-2053888

Longma Nightclub

Add.: Hongta Avenue, Yuxi City

Tel.: 86-877-2073366

Yinxing Club

Add.: Tongzhan Road, Yuxi City

Tel.: 86-877-2060866

Hongta Entertainment Center

Add.: The South Dongfeng Road

Tel.: 86-877-2966477

Yuxi Museums

Yuxi Museum (Hongta Avenue, Yuxi City)

paleaontolog hall, stone wares of the Stone Ages, Bronzewares hall, pottery hall, picture hall and etc.

Jiangchuan Bronzewares Museum (Jiangchuan County)

over 4000 pieces of bronze wares, dated back to the Spring and Autumn Period or the Western Han Dynasty.