One thousand years ago, administrative city was built in Yuxi in the Dali Kingdom of the Nanzhao Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Yuxi became an important region for developing crops and troops. Being extended for several times, Yuxi gained a name--Xinxingzhou, a region of development and prosperity.
　　People immigrated to Yuxi with advanced technology. Since the Ming Dynasty, Yuxi became the Homeland of Fish and Rice, and the Granary in Central Yunnan. The abundant crops promoted the development of business travel and the people’s contribution to their homeland.
　　The construction of Yuxi follows the traditional geomantic omen with four city gates opening towards the Lingzhao Mountains, the Qipan Mountains, the Fenghuang Mountains and the Longma Mountains respectively. The luxuriant forests and the silent houses reflect the people’s life at that time. The skillful craftsmen built a 丁-shaped Jiujie Street was built of cobblestones and long stones. Multi-departments and the buildings made of wood and clay were connected closely. The ancient immigrant city of Yuxi gains multi-culture for the national fusion and the history accumulation. When walking on the street in Yuxi, you could see the particular eaves, the mural paintings of Bai Nationality and the prosperous buildings of South Asia.
　　If we could say that the favorable climate and rich products make Yuxi leap for the first time. The reform and opening-up to outside world for the last two decades, especially the economic miracle created by the Hongta Group (Yuxi Cigarette Factory) brought Yuxi with completely different historical content.
　　At present, Yuxi is a municipality composed of one district and eight counties, with a population of some 2 million people, of which 31.65% are ethnics. It is the newly prosperous city that cultivates a garden factory with an annual tax revenue of RMB 20 billion, being the biggest of its kind in Asia and the third biggest in the world. Yuxi Cigarette Factory is praised as the pride of Chinese ethnic industry. Yuxi High-tech Industry Zone will be a main driver in the economic development in the future.
　　Beauty of nature and rapid economic development forge the traditional and modern life style of Yuxi. Yuxi is developing in a radiation pattern, with the old city being the center.
　　The green environment, mobile city and art space decorate the city with modern passion and color. The vigor of Yuxi portrays a beautiful picture. Yuxi will be built into a city with a strong economy supported by high technology, a famous city of modern culture and a favorable city for living and developing.

Source: http://glamour.yuxi.gov.cn