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19-601: 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 km (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

38-605: A mountain range located in Central China , running from Chongqing Municipality and East Guizhou to West Hunan . They are home to many ethnic groups, including as the Tujia , Han , Miao , Dong , and Bai . The Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Wuling Mountain Range noted for its more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks across most of

57-502: 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. 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

76-466: 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. 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

95-513: 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, Jiangchuan and Chengjiang. Yuxi is one of the fastest growing small cities in China. In 2001,

114-737: Is common, however, for much of the rest of Yunnan and surrounding highland areas to be referred to as part of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau even where there are no plateau-like characteristics. Under the broader definition of the Yungui Plateau, the provinces would include not only Yunnan and Guizhou but also Gulin County and the southernmost extremes of Sichuan , eastern Chongqing , southwestern Hubei , western Hunan , and northwestern Guangxi . Located in Southwest China ,

133-538: The Beipanjiang Bridge , is located on the Yunnan-Guizhou border in the heart of the plateau. The Yungui Plateau is a large mountainous region with rugged terrain including steep karst peaks and deep gorges. The plateau is buttressed by the large Hengduan Mountains to the northwest and by lowland regions to the north, east, and southeast. Other major mountain ranges cross or surround portions of

152-774: The Nanpan and Beipan Rivers, both headwaters of the Pearl River . The eastern Yungui Plateau is largely drained by the Wu River , a tributary of the Yangtze. Major lakes have formed in the Yunnan portions of the Yungui Plateau, including Dian Chi and Fuxian Lake . Erhai Lake is located on the plateau's western edge at the southern base of the Hengduan Mountains. The climate gradually transitions from drier in

171-634: The Red River to the southwest, the Ailao Mountains form a definitive barrier. The high mountain peaks of Eastern Tibet are the source of many of Asia 's great rivers, which flow southerly towards the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. The rivers split around the plateau, with the Salween and Mekong keeping south and the Yangtze turning northeast. Most of the western Yungui Plateau is drained by

190-528: The Yungui Plateau separates the Sichuan Basin from South China . The area has long been considered a backwater region of China. Historically, the plateau has been home to many minority peoples who have traditionally engaged in intensive agriculture along hills and in valleys. Today, the Yungui region is one of the most economically depressed areas of China and both Guizhou and Yunnan provinces are in

209-737: The Yungui Plateau. The Wumeng Mountains and Wulian Feng form a barrier through north-central Yungui along the Jinsha (Upper Yangtze ) River. To the north, the Dalou Mountains run along the Yungui's edge with the Sichuan Basin. The Wuling Mountains in the northeast form a transitional terrain between the plateau and the Yangtze Plain . In the south, the Miao Range steps down to the karst hills of South China. Across

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228-492: The bottom three in rankings for the Human Development Index in China . Many residents on the Yungui Plateau live in a traditional fashion in rural villages. Major cities on the Yungui Plateau include Kunming , Guiyang , and Zunyi . The Yungui Plateau is home to many extreme engineering feats where railways and expressways have been built to traverse the challenging terrain. The world's highest bridge ,

247-654: 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. 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

266-426: The possession of the Yuxi museum. There also are three other lakes around the city. They are Xingyun Lake , Qilu Lake , Yangzong Lake . 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,

285-566: The site, along with many ravines and gorges between them with streams, pools and waterfalls. Fanjingshan or Mount Fanjing, located in Guizhou province, is the highest peak in the Wuling Mountain range, at an altitude of 2,570 m (8,430 ft). The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978. It was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and a World Heritage Site in 2018. This article related to

304-572: The southwest to rainier in the northeast. In east-central Yunnan, parts of the Yungui Plateau experience a semi-arid climate . In most of Guizhou, the climate is classified as humid subtropical . The Yungui Plateau is covered by subtropical evergreen forests for much of its Yunnan portions and by mixed broadleaf forests for the Guizhou portions. Wuling Mountains The Wuling Mountains ( simplified Chinese : 武陵山脉 ; traditional Chinese : 武陵山脈 ; pinyin : Wǔlíng Shānmài ) are

323-631: The southwest, the Yungui is a true plateau with relatively flatter highland areas, while in the northeast, the Yungui is a generally mountainous area of rolling hills, gorges, and karst topography . Under the strictest definition, the Yungui Plateau stretches from the Red River Fault in Yunnan in the southwest to the Wuling Mountains in Hunan in the northeast. This plateau region includes most of eastern Yunnan and most of Guizhou. It

342-523: The total population. Rao Nanhu is the mayor of Yuxi City. The composer of China's National Anthem , Nie Er was from Yuxi. 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

361-431: Was renamed Yuxi Normal University, with the merging of Yuxi Adult Education Center and Yuxi Normal School. Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau or Yungui Plateau ( simplified Chinese : 云贵高原 ; traditional Chinese : 雲貴高原 ; pinyin : Yúnguì Gāoyuán ) is a highland region located in southwest China . The region is primarily spread over the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou . In

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