Luxi county(泸西县) is under the jurisdiction of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan province, which is located in the southeast of Yunnan province and north of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous prefecture. Its geographic coordinates is east longitude 103 ° 30 '- 104 ° 03', north latitude 24 ° 15 '- 24 ° 46'. It borders Shizong County in northeast, faces Qiubei County in the southeast, adjoins Mile City in the southwest and connects Lunan County and Luliang County in the northwest. Luxi county is 166 kilometers away from Kunming city, 178 kilometers from Mengzi city. Luxi county is located at the upstream of Pearl River Basin, its terrain is high in the east and low in the southwest. Loacted on the low-latitude plateau, the vertical distribution of heat in Luxi county is distinct.
Highlights of Luxi County
1. Ethnic Minorities: There are 5 minorities living in Luxi County for generations, Yi, Hui, Dai, Zhuang and Miao. They formed unique ethnic customs and festivals.
2. Popular Attractions: Attractions like Alu Cave, Chengzi Ancient Village and Baishuitang Reservoir are popular in Luxi County.
3. Mosques: Luxi County is famous for its mosques, including Luxi Mosque, Dazhiyi Mosque, Jumo Mosque, Heluo Mosque, Yale Mosque and Weimin Mosque, etc.
Overview
Luxi County overview is a relatively comprehensive introduction to Luxi County. In this part, you will have a general understanding of Luxi County.
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Attractions
Attractions in Luxi County are the combination of natural landscapes and cultural landscapes. Tourists can not only enjoy natural scenery like Alu Cave, Zhongxiushan Mountain Park, Bayberry Mountain, Ala Lake, Baishuitang Reservoir and Huangcaozhou National Wetland Park, but also experience Chinese history in Luxi Confucious Temple and Guang Yu Temple. With beautiful scenery and pleasant weather, it is an ideal place for tourism. Besides, there are some traditional ethnic villages where tourists can explore the local ethnic culture and many mosques where travelers can learn Chinese religious culture.
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Tours
Luxi County Tours are usually combined with the hot destinations such as Jianshui and Yuanyang. There are Yi, Hui, Dai, Zhuang and Miao, 6 ethnic groups living in Luxi County. Among them, minority population is 15.48% of Total population. In addition, there are various mosques, natural scenery and ethnic villages in Luxi County. Therefore, our Luxi County tour packages are involved in ethnic culture and mosques. Various tourism themes can be chosen in Luxi County tours, such as ethnic minority discovery tour, mosque tour, Alu cave and Chengzi ancient village tour and ethnic villages tour, etc. If you prefer, contact our consultant and we can adjust the itinerary of our prearranged routes or we can just tailor-make your own Luxi County Tour.
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Climate
Luxi County Lies on low-latitude plateau, the vertical distribution of heat is distinct. Luxi County belongs to north subtropical monsoon climate zone. However, because of complex terrain, in fact, it is a three-dimensional climate type that subtropical and temperate zone coexist.
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Transportation
In 2016, the mileage of Luxi County opened to traffic at the end of the year was 2206 kilometers; The freight volume is 5.77 million tons, and the freight turnover is 511.43 million tons. With 4.97 million passengers and 254.2 million kilometers of passenger traffic. The Lumi(Luxi-Mile phase I) expressway is open to traffic, and construction of the Shilu, Zhaolu and Lumi (phase II) expressway begins.
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Festivals and Activities
Luxi county is dominated by Han nationality and ethnic minorities make up 15.48% of the whole population. There are Han, Yi, Hui, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, 6 ethnic groups living in Luxi County for generations. Each ethnic group in Luxi County created its own festivals. Here below are some festivals in Luxi County.
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Travel Tips
Luxi County travel tips provide some considerations when traveling in Luxi County, which can help you to prepare a trip.
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Maps
If we go to somewhere new, maps are good support for us. In order to show you clear direction and location, Luxi Maps provide you some useful maps like Luxi County Region Map, Luxi County Tourist Attraction Map, Luxi County Transportation Map, Luxi County Location Map, etc. through which you can probably know how to get to Luxi County and what to discover there.
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Accommodation
Alu Cave and Chengzi Ancient Village in Luxi County have attracted many tourists to travel, and Luxi county is just 2.5 hours driving from Kunming. In Luxi County, finding a favorable hotel to stay is not a problem as Luxi County hotels are ranging from luxury hotels to the budget hostels. In this part, we list the following hotels with different price points. We guarantee you a secure and efficient reservation of hotels with the affordable price in Luxi County. For detailed hotels information, check the hotels as listed.
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Dining
Due to the difference of ethnic minorities and territories, there come the different diet customs and the colorful and distinctive regional cuisines. Luxi County dining includes some local flavors, which can leave you a unforgettable memory.
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Ethnic Culture
Luxi county is dominated by Han nationality and ethnic minorities make up 15.48% of the whole population. The minorities also formed the unique ethnic customs of Luxi County. This part introduces you Luxi County ethnic culture.
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Photos
Photos can help tourists to view scenery in advance and know a place in a more intuitive way. In order to attract more your attention and help you know Luxi County well, this part will provide you some photos of Luxi County. These photos cover traditional ethnic villages, ancient village, cave, parks, mountains, lake, hot springs, temples and mosques, etc. Such as, photos of Alu Cave, photos of Chengzi ancient village, photos of Luxi mosque, photos of Luxi Confucious temple, photos of Wuzhe hot spring and photos of Baishuitang reservoir.
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Shopping
Luxi County shopping includes what local specialty you can buy and Where you can buy these specialties in Luxi County. If you travel around Luxi County, do not forget to buy some local specialties as souvenirs.
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Education
By the end of 2016, there are 250 various schools in Luxi County, including 92 kindergartens, 140 primary schools, 14 middle schools, 2 senior high schools, 1 vocational high school and 1 Teacher Training Schools. If you are interested in beautiful scenery, various traditional ethnic villages and mosques, you can come and start your students education tour in Luxi County.
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Administrative Divisions
Until 2016, Luxi County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 3 townships. It is further divided into 6 communities, 81 villages and 477 villager groups.
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