Yuxi

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Yuxi
玉溪市
Yuxi.jpg
Yuxi in Yunnan.svg
Location of Yuxi in Yunnan
Coordinates(Yuxi municipal government): 24°20′49″N102°31′37″E / 24.347°N 102.527°E / 24.347; 102.527
Country People's Republic of China
Province Yunnan
Admin HQ Hongta
Area
  Total15,285 km2 (5,902 sq mi)
Population
  Total2,568,000
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
GDP [1]
  Total CN¥ 252 billion
US$ 37.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 111,579
US$16,457
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
653100
Area code 0877
ISO 3166 code CN-YN-04
License Plate Prefix云F
Website www.yuxi.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Yunnan e-Portal

Yuxi (Chinese :玉溪; pinyin :Yùxī) is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Kunming.

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Geography

Yuxi is located in the center of Yunnan province, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Kunming, the provincial capital. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

The area is 15,285 km2 (5,902 sq mi) and the population is approximately 2.5 million.

Near Yuxi city is Fuxian Lake, the second-deepest freshwater lake in China, where there have been discovered ancient fossils that are now in the possession of the Yuxi museum. There also are three other lakes around the city. They are Xingyun Lake, Qilu Lake, Yangzong Lake.

Climate

Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Yuxi has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around 17 °C (63 °F). During summer, a majority of the days features some rainfall, and daytime temperatures rise to 26 °C (79 °F). A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to October.

Climate data for Yuxi, elevation 1,717 m (5,633 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)24.1
(75.4)
27.7
(81.9)
29.2
(84.6)
32.4
(90.3)
32.6
(90.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
29.1
(84.4)
26.4
(79.5)
25.2
(77.4)
32.6
(90.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)17.4
(63.3)
19.8
(67.6)
23.2
(73.8)
25.8
(78.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.2
(79.2)
26.2
(79.2)
24.9
(76.8)
22.6
(72.7)
20.0
(68.0)
17.2
(63.0)
23.1
(73.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)10.1
(50.2)
12.2
(54.0)
15.6
(60.1)
18.5
(65.3)
20.6
(69.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.2
(70.2)
20.8
(69.4)
19.5
(67.1)
17.1
(62.8)
13.2
(55.8)
10.2
(50.4)
16.7
(62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.5
(40.1)
5.9
(42.6)
9.0
(48.2)
12.2
(54.0)
15.6
(60.1)
18.1
(64.6)
18.1
(64.6)
17.6
(63.7)
16.2
(61.2)
13.6
(56.5)
8.7
(47.7)
5.5
(41.9)
12.1
(53.8)
Record low °C (°F)−4.4
(24.1)
−2.2
(28.0)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.4
(38.1)
6.6
(43.9)
12.0
(53.6)
12.2
(54.0)
10.7
(51.3)
7.0
(44.6)
2.9
(37.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
−5.5
(22.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)27.7
(1.09)
14.2
(0.56)
19.5
(0.77)
35.1
(1.38)
77.8
(3.06)
138.0
(5.43)
179.8
(7.08)
168.7
(6.64)
90.2
(3.55)
74.8
(2.94)
37.5
(1.48)
16.2
(0.64)
879.5
(34.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.83.65.17.711.614.819.519.013.611.95.34.3121.2
Average snowy days0.40.10.1000000000.10.7
Average relative humidity (%)70625657647479807878767571
Mean monthly sunshine hours 204.3212.6236.9238.6208.1140.1105.4118.5109.6127.4170.3173.22,045
Percent possible sunshine 61666362503425303036525347
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration [2] [3]
Source 2: Weather China [4]

Transport

History

The city was founded in 960 AD, at a time when Yunnan was not yet part of China. Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the pre-Qin period (period before 221 BC). In the Western Han dynasty (206 BC-24 AD), 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 People's Republic of China. [5]

Demography

Among the resident population, the Han population is 1,560,279, accounting for 67.73% of the total population; the ethnic minorities population is 743,232, accounting for 32.27% of the total population.

Ethnic Composition of Yuxi City (November 2010) [6]
民族名称 Han Yi Hani Dai Hui Bai Miao Mongol Lahu Zhuang Others
Population1560281446997130284735964828411822103067139702723665416
Proportion of total population (%)67.7319.405.663.192.100.510.450.310.310.100.24
Proportion of minority population (%)---60.1417.539.906.501.591.390.960.950.320.73

Government

Rao Nanhu is the mayor of Yuxi City.

People

The composer of China's National Anthem, Nie Er was from Yuxi.

Economy

A distant view of the Hongta Group Headquarters (Hongta cigarette company) Hongta Group.jpg
A distant view of the Hongta Group Headquarters (Hongta cigarette company)

Yuxi is the home of the Hongta Group, which was named after the Red Pagoda which sits atop a nearby hill. The Pagoda was originally white, but was painted red during the cultural revolution. The tobacco is of high quality because there are over 2300 hours of sunlight a year in the region, adequate rainfall in the summer, and excellent soil that produces a plethora of other fruits and vegetables. The region has begun producing wine, which could prove to be quite palatable in the next decade or so. There are substantial mineral deposits of tin and phosphate ores, including the Heavenly Triangle of Huaning, [7] Jiangchuan and Chengjiang.

Yuxi is one of the fastest growing small cities in China. In 2001, the city won an Honor Award in Analysis & Planning by the American Society of Landscape Architects. In 2004 UNIDO held a Workshop on Seed Treatment Technology, one of only two in China.

Education

Yuxi Normal University is a university located in Yuxi with almost 8000 students. It was founded in 1978 as Yuxi Normal College. In 2000, under the approval from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed Yuxi Normal University, with the merging of Yuxi Adult Education Center and Yuxi Normal School.

Subdivisions

Map
Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010)
Area (km2)Density
(/km2)
Hongta District 红塔区Hóngtǎ Qū495,1291,004493
Jiangchuan District 江川区Jiāngchuān Qū280,889850330
Chengjiang 澄江市Chéngjiāng shì169,366773219
Tonghai County 通海县Tōnghǎi Xiàn300,800721417
Huaning County 华宁县Huáníng Xiàn214,6501,313163
Yimen County 易门县Yìmén Xiàn177,1101,571113
Eshan Yi Autonomous County 峨山彝族自治县Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn162,8311,97283
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County 新平彝族傣族自治县Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn285,3444,22368
Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县Yuánjiāng Hānízú Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn217,3922,85876

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