Huize County

An ancient copper capital in northeastern Yunnan, featuring guild hall culture, highland grasslands, and wintering black-necked cranes.

Huize County is located in the northern part of Qujing, Yunnan Province, in the Wumeng Mountains. Historically prosperous due to the copper industry and transport, it was a major minting center during the Qing dynasty and is a National Historical and Cultural City. Within the Huize Ancient Town, you'll find the Jiangxi Guild Hall, Huguang Guild Hall, Former Residence of Tang Jiyao, Huize Confucian Temple, and Qianwang Street, while Baiwu Village preserves the look of an ancient post road. For natural scenery, Dahai Grassland offers highland pastures, Nianhu Lake is a wintering site for black-necked cranes, Yulu Grand Canyon is steep and rugged, and Yilihe Hydropower Station stands as an industrial heritage site. Summer is ideal for escaping the heat on the grasslands, and winter is perfect for watching cranes at Nianhu Lake. It is accessible by highway from Kunming or Qujing.

Destinations

• Huize
• Dongchuan Red Land

Itineraries

• Northeast Yunnan: Dongchuan Red Land & Black-Necked Cranes – A winter journey from Dongchuan Red Land to Huize Old Town, then to Nianhu Lake and Dashanbao to watch wintering black-…
• Kunming Outskirts, Dongchuan Red Earth & Mile – Based in Kunming, a week linking the Stone Forest, a night in Dongchuan's red earth and the red-brick town of Mile.