Hongta District
Hongta District Overview
Chinese Name: 红塔区 English IPA: Location: Population (city): Language: Zip code: Tel code: Time zone:
Hongta District (Chinese: 红塔区) is the main district of Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China. It is the capital of Yuxi City and plays an important role in culture, economy, also the essential pass to south Yunnan and Southeastern Asia. Hongta enjoys long history and splendid culture, like tobacco culture. In general, Hongta is an ideal place to discover, and we can learn more about culture of Yuxi and Yunnan.
Highlight
Tobacco Tour: Hongta enjoys the tobacco culture and prosperous tobacco industry, and travelers can overview the history and development of tobacco culture in Tobacco Museum in Yuxi.
History Sites: As the capital of Yuxi, Hongta district enjoys profound history and splendid culture, with famous people in the history and diverse famous sites, such as Former Residence of Nie Er, Site of Wenxingxiang Shop, Site of Yuxi Ancient Kiln etc.
Natural Landscape: Enjoying the gift of nature, Hongta offers many scenic spots like Hongta Hill, Jiulongchi Park and Malong Cave etc.
Ethnic Culture: Hongta offers the unique Muslim culture and Yi ethnic towns, such as Beicheng Mosque, Dongying Mosque and Luohe Yi Ethnic Town etc.
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Hongta District Attractions
Hongta District, enjoys the long and profound history and splendid culture, which is the popular tourist destination of Yunnan. There are many top attractions in Hongta District. Travelers can overview the history and development of tobacco culture in Tobacco Museum. As the capital of Yuxi, Hongta district enjoys profound history and splendid culture, with famous people in the history and diverse famous sites, such as Former Residence of Nie Er, Site of Wenxingxiang Shop, Site of Yuxi Ancient Kiln. There are [...]
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Hongta District Tours
Yunnan Exploration elaborately arranges some tour packages of Hongta for traveler, which covers main attractions of Hongta like Hongta Hill as well as some ethnic towns in Hongta. The tour lasts 2-3 days. Travelers can overview the development of tobacco industry. We have tour packages like Hongta tobacco tour and ethnic culture discovery tour. Moreover, tours of Hongta can be customized according to your specific needs. [...]
Climate & When to Go
Climate & When to Go The climate is warm and temperate in Hongta. Hongta has a significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Cfa. The average annual temperature is 18.9 °C in Hongta. The average annual rainfall is 897 mm. Climate Graph The driest month is January, with 12 mm of rainfall. With an average of 176 mm, the most precipitation falls in August. Temperature Graph The warmest month of the [...]
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Transportation
Transportation By the end of 2004, the total mileage of highways and roads had reached 15113 kilometers, of which 232.7 kilometers are highways and the annual transport capacity of passengers and freight reached 10.316 million and 20.568 million respectively. You can choose speed-train, train or bus to Hongta District in Yuxi. How to Get in Hongta District 1.By Air Travelers can fly to Kunming Changshui Airport, then change bus to Yuxi. 2.By Train There are 7 trains from Kunming to Yuxi every day. Travelers can take train [...]
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Festivals and Activities
Hongta is the culture center of Yuxi, enjoying the splendid culture and colorful festivals. Do not hesitate to enjoy local featured festivals and activities. You can experience the local custom personally. Yuxi Rice Noodle Cultural Festival (玉溪米线文化节) Yuxi Rice Noodle Cultural Festival in Yunnan is the traditional festival of people of all ethnic groups in Yuxi from the first day of lunar January to 22nd, March lasting for 81 days, which has set up the world record of the festival having the longest [...]
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Travel Tips
1.Where to Stay in Hongta District Hongta Hotel of Yuxi 云南红塔大酒店 Zhongyu Hotel of Yuxi 玉溪中玉酒店 Yukun City Hotel of Yuxi 玉溪玉昆城市酒店 Huilong Hot Spring Hotel 玉溪汇龙温泉文化庄园 Shanshui Hotel of Yuxi 玉溪山水大酒店 2.What to Visit in Hongta District Hongta Hill in Hongta District, Yuxi (玉溪红塔山) The Site of Wenxingxiang Shop Yuxi City 玉溪文兴祥商号旧址 Tobacco Museum in Yuxi (玉溪烟事博物馆 ) Yuxi Museum (玉溪市博物馆 ) Site of Yuxi Ancient Kiln in Hongta District, Yuxi (玉溪古瓷窑址) Nie Er Cultural Square, Yuxi (玉溪聂耳文化广场) The Former Residence of Nie Er in Yuxi (玉溪聂耳故居) Yingyuetan Hot Spring in Hongta District, Yuxi (玉溪映月潭温泉 [...]
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Useful Maps
To help you have a better understanding about Hongta District, and plan a Hongta tour easily, Yunnan Exploration offers some very useful Hongta tourist maps, including Hongta location maps, region maps, Hongta attractions mas, maps of scenic spots around Hongta, which may be helpful in your Hongta travel. [...]
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Hongta District Accommodation
As the economic center of Yuxi, Hongta enjoys favorable hotels, with high-quality facilities and complete services. You will have a good stay here. Here are some recommended hotels of Hongta district for you. English Name Chinese Name Rating Address Telephone Number Hongta Hotel of Yuxi 云南红塔大酒店 Four Star No.32 Hongta Avenue, Hongta District, Yuxi City 0877-2066666 Zhongyu Hotel of Yuxi 玉溪中玉酒店 Four Star No.62 Nie’er Road, Hongta District, Yuxi City 0877-2053888 Yukun City Hotel of Yuxi 玉溪玉昆城市酒店 Four Star Building 1 of Xinxing Business Center, Huanshan Road, Hongta District, Yuxi City 0877-2995666 Huilong Hot Spring Hotel 玉溪汇龙温泉文化庄园 Four Star Huilong Ecological Park, [...]
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