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　 As a charming spot in motherland , Yunnan is so rich in natural resources to be reputed as "Animal Kingdom " , "Plant Kingdom" and "Non-ferrous Metal Kingdom ". Twenty-five kindhearted , hospitable and plain minority nationalities have been offered favourable living conditions by this vast red -soil highland . Its fasinating scenery , delightful climate and culture attract a large number of visitors from home and abroad . At present Yunnan has become a well known tourist city in China .

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Since ancient times , old generations has combined history and culture with their wisdom , diligence , honesty and bravery on this red -soil lan , no sooner has one fallen than another steps into the breach .

Yunnan is situated in high and mountainous border land with a varity of living surroundings and landshapes that gradually formed colourful customs and culture . As strangers know little about these customs , " the Eighteen odds " have been spread far and wide long before . However , the increasing communication and developing economy have made "the Eighteen odds " a past story . We collected and introduce them to you to let them detect and understand Yunnan minority customs , history and civilization so to arouse people to ardently love every and all mountains and waters of Yunnan .

　

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	2.Young Girls called " Old Lady "
	People in Xiaguan and Chuxiong call unmarried girls (normally from fourteen to eighteen years old )"old lady" . It is said that such address embodies intimacy and goodwill to wish her good health , which has become a customs .
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	3.Pies called "Ear Piece "
	Ear piece is one of Yunnan's special -flavor foods . It is made of rice in shape of thin pies . Apart from ear piece , rice noodle , flat rice noodle and so forth are local favorite non-staple food . It can be boiled or fried and the famous speciality "Teng Chong Dajiu Jia " actually is stir-fried thick rice noodle .
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	7.Straw Hats Used as Cooker Covers .
	hardworking and honest countrymen weave every day necessities shoes , fans , hats , baskets , cooker covers and so on with bamboo and paddy stems .
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	9.Girls Wear Flowers in all Seasons .
	The weather s like that of eternal spring " in most regions of Yunnan . As the capital of the province , kunming city has a state of ecstasy as " the whole year us February and March while endless flowers and twigs are at all times " , therefore , it is named as " Spring City " in China . Fresh flowers can be seen in any season and floral industry becomes a main economic industry here .
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• 11.Green Vegetables Called Bitter Vegetables .
  Green vegetables are grown in up southern part of the province that is a kind of thin featherlike overlapping vegetables like vanilla . Its name comes from old customs but not from its taste .
  

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• 12.Bamboo Used as Smoking Pipe .
  Smoking bag is also called "Tobacco Tube " which is a typical local smoking utensil used mostly in Yunnan , Guizhou and Sichuan provinces . Its length is from a half to one meter while its diameter varies from five to ten centimeter. People put cut tobacco on the bamboo tube , the lower part of which in filled with water , and smoke . Gurgling sound is heard when one smokes from bamboo tube mouth .
  People said brave and struggling " Dian Army " of the past days carried tobacco tubes on their backs to frontline to fight fro anti-Japanese army mistook such smoking tools as a new type of weapons and were horrified , so "Dian Army " won the name of " Army with Double Guns " .
  

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• 13.Tea Leaves Sold in piles .
  The Jinpo minority group in Luxi county of Dehong prefecture sell tea leaves by piles instead of using scales .
  

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• 14.The Same Dress for Four Seasons .
  The weather in most part of Yunnan is always like that in spring and the alternation of seasons is not obvious . So people dress themselves without distinct seasonal characteristics .
  

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• 15.Girls Hang Tobacco Bags
  The Lisu minority girls have a habit of smoking and chewing tobacco so that most married or unmarried females hang tobacco bags on their waist belts . They present bags to one another with respect on the occassion of union to show kindness and intimacy that gradually becomes a necessary entertainment to their guests .
  

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• 16.Automobiles Move Faster than Trains .
  The speed of train is much lower than that of automobiles on the narrow railways across certain precipitous relieves in Yunnan .
  

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• 17.Toes Show Outside .
  Some people from the mountainous areas wear straw shoes with holes all year round since the four seasons are mild .
  

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• 18.Three Mosquitoes Make up a Dish
  There are non poisonous mosquitoes with long legs in Yunnan .They look so big at the first glance that outsiders say " three mosquitoes make up a dish " for fun .
  
  
  

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【 Related Tour Routes 】

Tour Code     Tour Program                
ECR0101  3-Day Tour Kunming  Eternal Spring City 
ECR0102  8-Day Tour  Kunming , ,Yunyang , Hehou, Vietman                        
ECR0103  7-Day Tour Kunming , Dali , Lijiang .
ECR0104  8-Day Tour Kunming , Ljiang , Dali , Baoshan , Manshi, Rui 
ECR0105  9-Day Tour Kunming , Dali , Lijiang, Deqen 
ECR0106  8-Day Tour Kunming , Xishuangbanna , Lijiang
ECR0107 17-Days Tour Yunnan-Tibet Land Adventure 
ECR0112  11-Day Trekking On Yunnan Highland 
ECR0115  08-Day Tour Kunming ,Dali Banna, Medical Investigation
ECR0116  09-Day Kunming ,Dali ,Baoshan , Tengchong , Manshi , Ruili
ECR0302  18-Day Bicycle Tour to Dali, Lijiang


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