Yuxi is the hometown of the world-famous people’s musician Nie Er. Nie Er lived in Yuxi for a period of time in his childhood, and left many happy memories. In the downtown area, there are “Nie Er Road” named after Nie Er, new built Nie Er Park, renovated former residence of Nie Er, and new buildings such as Nie Er Cultural Square. Today, the editor will take you, following the old time to visit the former residence of Nie Er in Yuxi and the buildings the later generations built in honor of him, and explore the stories of Nie Er and Yuxi together.

The Former Residence of Nie Er

The former residence of Nie Er is located at the corner of Beimen Street in the central city of Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, which was built by Nie Liandeng, Nie Er's great-grandfather, in the late Qing Dynasty and passed on to Nie Hongyi, Nie Er's father. In the 28th year of Guangxu period (1902 AD), Nie Hongyi went to Kunming to practice medicine and left it to Nie Er’s sister-in-law Wang Jingzhen to live in.

The former residence of Nie Er is a two-storey wooden structure building. The lower floor facing the street was half a brick wall with a guard board outside, and the upper part was a movable wooden plank window openable as the storefront.

There are still half of the relief patterns visible on the eaves of the lower part of the building facing the street. 

In September 1984, the former residence of Nie Er was announced by the Yuxi Municipal People's government as a key cultural relic conservation unit at the municipal level. In March 1992, the Yuxi Municipal People's Government renovated it, built a statue of Nie Er, set up a governing body, and opened it to the public officially.

Address: The corner of Beimen Street in the central city of Hongta District, Yuxi City

Opening Hours: 8：00-18：00

Admission: free

Nie Er Park

Nie Er Park is located at the south end of Nanmen Street in Yuxi City, covering an area of 130 thousand square meters. Built in June 1985 and completed in July 1987, it is a comprehensive park built mainly in honor of the people's musician Nie Er and is compatible with functions of cultural activity, recreation and entertainment.

The most famous sights in Nie Er Park is the "four ears" sculpture at the entrance of the park and the bronze statue of Nie Er. The bronze statue of Nie Er is located in the commemoration area in the northeast of the park. The commemoration area consists of scenic spots such as the North Gate, Flower Beds, Instrument Stand, Fountain, Flower Racks, the Bronze Statue of Nie Er and Nie Er Memorial Hall.

The bronze statue of Nie Er is the main body of the commemoration area and stands in the commemoration area of Nie Er Park. The bronze statue of Nie Er is facing the north, which is made of tin bronze material with a height of 2.4 meters and a weight of 1.8 tons. The base of the bronze statue is built on a platform about 2.3 meters higher than the surrounding. The bronze statue leans forward with a dignified expression, fluttering windbreaker, raised arms and in a posture of beating time. He stands on the base of dark jade, as if he is conducting the chant "March of the Volunteers".

The front part and the two sides are flower beds with blocks of geometric patterns mainly planted with roses and oriental cherries, forming a rose & cherry garden; an arched flower rack, with an arc length of fifty meters, sets off the back of the bronze statue, and wisteria and bougainvillea are planted behind the flower rack. There are four arched sculptures in front of the bronze statue of Nie Er, which form the activity-in-inertia scenery together with the pool, the instrument stand and the fountain.

Nie Er Memorial Hall is built to the east of the bronze statue of Nie Er with a construction area of 1134 square meters. There are showrooms, reception rooms, sound image halls and exhibition halls, as well as a white marble bust of Nie Er and memorial sculptures, etc. The showrooms and reception rooms have aluminum alloy ceilings, walls covered with linen texture wallpaper and marble paved floors. The Memorial Hall exhibits Nie Er's creation manuscripts, material objects, photographs and text descriptions, and introduces the life stories of Nie Er.

Address: The south end of Nanmen Street, Yuxi City

Opening hours: 8：00-18：00

Admission: free

Nie Er Cultural Square

Nie Er Cultural Square is located in the downtown area of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, which is composed of one lake, two lines, one bridge and four areas and was established in memory of Nie Er, the great people’s musician and the composer of the National Anthem. On the hilltop of the square stands a bronze statue of Nie Er playing the violin, under which stan