E 18 road. Yuxi is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, located in the middle of Yunnan Province, with geographical coordinates between 2319 ′ ~ 24 53 ′ north latitude and1010/6 ′ ~10309 ′ east longitude. Yuxi is Nie Er's hometown, the hometown of clouds and smoke, the hometown of lanterns and the highland water town. Yuxi, located in the hinterland of central Yunnan, is an important transportation hub connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia outside the province and an important copper-producing area in Yunnan.