Yuxi Municipal People's Government
Mysterious Huayaodai in Xinping County
In the west of Yuxi, by the Ailao Mountains and beside the winding Mosha River, an ancient ethnic group lives there and they are named Huayaodai.
On October 14, 2003, in the Chinese Culture Year organized in France, the eight girls wearing the holiday costumes of Huayaodai from Yuxi received thunder-like applauds from the audience when they stepped onto the stage in the Louvre Museum and fashion designers, sculpture artists and painters present were conquered by the unique style and visual impact of their costumes. The masters from this fashion capital could not believe that people from the mountains in rural China could create such beautiful costumes.
The beauty of the costumes of Huayaodai lies in balance of their colors, styles and forms. The bright colors and gold and silver decorations make them look elegant and attractive. They are products made by intelligent people and they are established through accumulation of thousands of years.
Huayaodai has a long history. They have origin in one branch of ancient Baiyue and Dianyue tribes. They worship nature and believe in animism. The major characteristics of their culture are presented in their literature and arts that are formed over the long history. Their Flower Street Festival is called oriental Valentine’s Day. Their life rituals, wedding customs, ancient castle-like houses built with earth, tattoos, teeth dyeing, pottery crafts, weaving, embroidery, farming techniques, and knitting all bear unique features that are full of charms. The scenic living environment makes their villages look like paintings, which attract numerous visitors from home and abroad.
On July 21st, workers were busy among the lush potted flowers in the intelligent flower planting greenhouse of Yuxi Ziyu Flower Industry Co., Ltd. This company is a leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization engaged in the production and sales of rose seedlings, potted roses, potted succulents and potted phalaenopsis. With a very productive operation mode, this company has built a research and development platform in cooperation with multiple scientific research institutes, and owns 17 national patents. Flowers from Yuxi are sold far to first-tier and second-tier cities across China and have become a well-known brand in Yunnan's flower industry.
Recently, visitors to Yimen have noticed a café in Luzhi Town, which looks exactly like a tape recorder. With 3.5 meters wide, 10 meters long, and weighing 6 tons, it perfectly replicates the iconic dual-cassette tape recorder from the 1980s, and the owner continuously plays pop music from the 1980s, attracting an increasing number of netizens and tourists to explore it. This highly creative café, which has gone viral on social media, has become a popular local landmark for photo check-ins.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hongtashan Park, attracting visitors with its springtime spectacle. On March 25, many citizens flocked here to admire the flowers, enjoy the scenery, and take photos, creating a beautiful landscape. Every year when the cherry blossoms bloom, Hongtashan Park draws a large number of tourists.
Performers of Yuxi Nie’er Bamboo Orchestra performed on the D87 China-Laos Railway international passenger train in Jan. 14. At 8:08 am, the China-Laos Railway international passenger train No. D87 left Kunming South Railway Station and headed for Vientiane, Laos. Different from the previous train, the joy and vibe of a transnational artistic performance was spreading all over the train, so that audience of all kinds of "screens" can feel the joy of this international train. (Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua News Agency)
