Ru'e Si Yamen Ruins

Ru'e Si Yamen Ruins

The Ru'e Si Yamen Ruins are a cultural tourism attraction.

Among the most representative Tusi in Nujiang Prefecture on the eve of liberation were the Luo, Duan, and Cha Tusi families. The Luo Tusi governed areas such as Tu'e Village in Lanping County and were the earliest hereditary Tusi Zhizhou family in Nujiang. As early as 1384 AD, the founding ancestor of the Luo Tusi, Luo Ke, was conferred the fifth-rank title of Fengxun Daifu (Gentleman Preceptor) and hereditarily appointed as the Zhengyin Zhifu (official seal prefect) of Lanzhou. The Duan Tusi governed areas including Laowo, Liuku, Denggeng, and Daxing, where Tusi yamen (offices) were established in each location; while the Cha Tusi governed areas such as Luzhang and Pianma, also maintaining their own yamen.

Tusi yamen in Nujiang suffered varying degrees of damage throughout different historical periods, and most no longer exist. Only the ruins of the Lanping Tu'e Tusi Yamen have been relatively well preserved. The Lanping Tusi Zhizhou also had the longest lineage among Tusi in Nujiang, enduring through the Ming, Qing, and Republican periods for a total of 23 generations over more than 600 years. In 1998, the Ru'e Tusi Yamen ruins were designated as a Yunnan Provincial-level Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, with a protected area spanning nearly 1,000 square meters.