Yuxi (Chinese: 玉溪; pinyin: Yùxī) is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China.

Yuxi is located in the center of Yunnan province, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Kunming, the provincial capital.

Yuxi is the home of the Hongta Group, which was named after the Red Pagoda which sits atop a nearby hill.

The tobacco is of high quality because there are over 2300 hours of sunlight a year in the region, adequate rainfall in the summer, and excellent soil that produces a plethora of other fruits and vegetables.

There are substantial mineral deposits of tin and phosphate ores, including the Heavenly Triangle of Huaning,[7] Jiangchuan and Chengjiang.

In 2001, the city won an Honor Award in Analysis & Planning by the American Society of Landscape Architects.