Yuxi, Yunnan
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.