云南十八怪(英文版)

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1、18OdditiestoSavorMyhomeland----Yunnan2011.9.20First:EggssoldinbundlesPeopleintheLonglingCountyofbaoshanareaareusedtotyingupeggs,andintoabarwithricestrawandsellingtheminbarsinthemarket.Second:YoungGirlsCalled“OldLady”Acustomthathasdevelopedovertherecentyearw

2、ithXiaguanandChuxiongpeopleisthe“OldLady”custom.Unmarriedgirls,agedbetweenfourteenandeighteenyears,arecalled“OldLady”.Thisissaidtowishhergoodhealthbypromotingintimacyandgoodwill.Third:PiesCalled“EarPiece”EarpieceisoneofYunnan’sspecial-flavorfoods.Itismadeof

3、riceintheshapeofthinpies.Apartfromearpiece,ricenoodleandflatricenoodlearethelocalfavoritenon-staplefood.Itcanbeboiledorfried.Thefamousspeciality“TengChongDajiuJia”isactuallythestir-friedthickricenoodle.Fourth:AutomobilesMoveinCloudsRoadswindupalongcolossala

4、ndprecipitousmountains.Fogspreadsalloverthetopofmountains,makingonefeelliketheyareplaceduponcloudsinfairyland.Fifth:KeyHungonWaist-beltsTheDaiwomeninsouthernYunnanlikewearinglongskirtswithsilverbeltsonwhichkeysarehung.Itisarulethatonlymarriedwomenareallowed

5、tohangkeys.Wearingabeltwithkeysshowsoneiscapableofrunningthehousehold.Sixth:TrainsGoAbroadnotInlandAttheendofQingDynasty,therewasanarrowrailwayabout464.2km.longfromKunmingtoHanoiinVietnam.Thiswasthefirstinternationalrailwayintheprovince.Itwasconstructedbyth

6、eFrenchduring1903and1910anditcostmorethan50000valuablelives.However,Yunnandidn’tevenhaveadomesticrailwayatthattimeSeventh:StrawHatsUsedasCookerCoversHardworkingandhonestcountrymenweaveeverydaynecessities,suchasshoes,fans,hats,basketsandcookercoverswithbambo

7、oandpaddystems.Eighth:RainyHerebutSunnyThereYunnanpossessesaplateauclimateaschangeableasakid’sface,sincerainandwindcomeandgowithoutoneknowing.Apopularsayinggoeslikethis,“Weathervarieswithinacircumferenceoftenlis(LiisaChineseunitofhalfakilometer)andwintercom

8、esonceitrains.”Eveninthesamearea,oneoftenseesrainhereandseessunshineinanotherplace.Ninth:GirlsWearFlowersinallSeasonsTheweatherislikethatofeternalspringinmostregionsofYunnan.Kunming,asthecapitalofthepr