云南十八怪(英文版).ppt

First: Eggs sold in bundles People in the Longling County of baoshan area are used to tying up eggs, and into a bar with rice straw and selling them in bars in the market. Second: Young Girls Called “Old Lady” A custom that has developed over the recent year with Xia guan and Chu xiong people is the “Old Lady” custom. Unmarried girls, aged between fourteen and eighteen years, are called “Old Lady”. This is said to wish her good health by promoting intimacy and goodwill. Third: Pies Called “Ear Piece” Ear piece is one of Yunnan’s special-flavor foods. It is made of rice in the shape of thin pies. Apart from ear piece, rice noodle and flat rice noodle are the local favorite non-staple food. It can be boiled or fried. The famous speciality “Teng Chong Dajiu Jia” is actually the stir-fried thick rice noodle. Fourth: Automobiles Move in Clouds Roads wind up along colossal and precipitous mountains. Fog spreads all over the top of mountains, making one feel like they are placed upon clouds in fairyland. Fifth: Key Hung on Waist-belts The Dai women in southern Yunnan like wearing long skirts with silver belts on which keys are hung. It is a rule that only married women are allowed to hang keys. Wearing a belt with keys shows one is capable of running the household. Sixth: Trains Go Abroad not Inland At the end of Qing Dynasty, there was a narrow railway about 464.2 km. long from Kunming to Hanoi in Vietnam. This was the first international railway in the province. It was constructed by the French during 1903 and 1910 and it cost more than 50000 valuable lives. However, Yunnan didn’t even have a domestic railway at that time Seventh: Straw Hats Used as Cooker Covers Hardworking and honest countrymen weave everyday necessities, such as shoes, fans, hats, baskets and cooker covers with bamboo and paddy stems. Eighth: Rainy Here but Sunny There Yunnan possesses a plateau climate as changeable as a kid’s face, since rain and wind come and go without one knowing