“彩云之南,滇中大地,有一个地方美如玉,她就是玉溪……红塔屹立,上善若水,托起一方城市的文明与和谐。花灯之乡,碧玉清溪,孕育出共和国不朽的旋律……”著名歌手谭晶演唱的一首《玉溪美如玉》,将闪耀在我国西南边陲的这块“美玉”描绘得生动迷人。玉溪,古称新兴州,民国五年据玉溪大河“形似玉带,溪水清澈如碧玉”而改名玉溪,一个“玉”字,尽得此地山水之精义,人文之灵魂,可谓妙不可言。玉溪,北接昆明,西南连普洱,有“中国十佳休闲宜居生态城市”、“中国十佳和谐发展城市”的美称,又因粮食高产,烟叶质地优良而享有“滇中粮仓”、“云烟之乡”的美誉…… “South of Choi Wan, the earth in Yunnan, there is a place where the United States jade, she is Yuxi ... ... Hongta stands, good water, hold up the civilization and harmony of a city. Lantern Township, Jasper Cheong Stream, gave birth to the Republic of immortal melody ...... ”The famous singer Tan Jing singing a song“ Yuxi beauty jade ”, will shine in the southwestern border of this piece of “ beauty jade ”depicts vivid and charming. Yuxi, the ancient name of the new state, the Republic of China five years, according to the Yuxi River “shaped like a jade belt, clear water, such as jasper,” and renamed the Yuxi, a “jade ” word, enjoy the essence of the landscape here, the soul of humanity, Words. Yuxi, north of Kunming, Southwest even Pu’er, “China Top Ten Leisure livable eco-city ”, “China Top Ten Harmonious Development City ” reputation, but also because of high grain yield, tobacco leaf texture and enjoy In the granary “, ” cloud town "reputation ......