Get to know Yimen County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Yuxi
- Chinese name
- 易门县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,114.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A tyre factory becomes a museum
The Yimen Copper Mine Exhibition Hall (易门铜矿展示馆) was inaugurated on 16 September 2026. Its general and equipment galleries occupy converted warehouses of the former mining bureau’s tyre-retreading factory, retaining the buildings’ industrial fabric. The general gallery follows the mine from its establishment and construction through mining-town life and later transformation. Physical exhibits, interactive displays, a chronological corridor and a small theatre tell stories of three generations of miners.
The production chain in machines
The equipment gallery focuses on the period from 1953 to 2003. Fourteen original machines, including a rock drill and a radial drilling machine, are arranged around the production chain: exploration, extraction, transport, mineral processing, smelting and supporting operations. The displays connect the machinery with miners’ personal experiences.
Sources for this guide
玉溪市人民政府 · Yuxi Integrated Media Centre, via Yuxi City Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Yimen County 易门县
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Getting there
Yimen County is about 50 km in a straight line from central Yuxi. Search for 易门县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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