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Module One
General Introduction to
Yunnan Province
Lead-in Questions:
-----How much do you know about YN?-----Why is YN attractive to international visitors?
----- What suggestion will you give to your friends if they intend to visit YN?
Vocabulary
Origin, frontier, administrative divisions, autonomous prefectures, plateau, monsoon, germanium, copper, nickel, silver, aluminium, tobacco, ethnic groups
Beginning: Welcome and greetings
Self-introduction
Key words:
be glad to …
I’m on behalf of (KMCITS)…
general impression
Cultural Notes:
Contents:
The origin of the name “Yunnan”:
South of the clouds, Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudi, caught sight of, sent an envoy, the place identified, “ home of clouds”, Xiangyun county, auspicious clouds…..
1.Location:
be located in… , southwest frontier, neighboring/bordering countries and provinces
(Notes: unnecessary to mention the specific latitude and longitude in your tour guiding)
The location of YN in the map of China
China: a rooster / a cock
Yunnnan: a peacock in his pride
TibetSichuan
Guizhou
Guangxi
Burma
LaosVietnam
more than 42 million
3. Population
394,000 square kilometers ,
94% mountainous areas / plateaus
6% flatland / basins
2. Size:
4.The administrative divisions of YN:
--- 8 big cities / municipalities directly under the administration of the provincial government: Kunming, Qujing , Yuxi , Simao, Zhaotong, Baoshan, Lijiang, Lincang
16 sub-provincial regions
---8 autonomous prefectures of ethnic peoples: Dali ( Bai), Honghe (Hani-Yi), Xishuangbanna (Dai), Dehong ( Dai-Jingpo), Chuxiong ( Yi), Wenshan (Zhuang-Miao), Nujiang( Lisu), Diqing (Tibetan)
大理
红河
西双版纳
德宏楚雄
文山
怒江
迪庆
16 sub-provincial regions in YN:
5. Landform
Qinghai-Tibet plateau, roof of the world , the highest
point, 6740 m above sea level
A. Northwest
B. Southeast Slope down, like a ladder, close to the Pacific Ocean, the lowest point, 76.4 m , the joint / confluence of Nanxi River and Yuanjiang River
6. Climate
resulting from the location : highland monsoon climate
dry continental monsoon from northwest controls YN.
--- in autumn and winter
--- in spring and summer humid /wet oceanic monsoon from southeast dominates YN.
1. A number of climate types: tropical, sub-tropical, warm temperate, cold-temperate and cold.2. Small difference in annual temperature but big difference in daily temperature
3. The significant vertical change of climate.
4. The abundant but uneven rainfall.
5. A long free-frost period due to the abundance of sunshine.
Five features:
7. Abundant Resources
The fame of “Three Kingdoms”
Resulting from the location: frigid, temperate, subtropical, and tropical zones
Kingdom of Animals:
Animals which number the most in China:
mammals, birds, amphibians and freshwater fish
Examples:
Animals under the state protection
(distinguish: peafowl, peacock, peahen)
green peacock
snub-nosed monkey
gibbon
wild elephant
wild ox / bison
Kingdom of Plants:
“Natural Garden” (60% of higher plants of the national total)
the name of a significant market for tea trade, south, fermented , brick tea
Tea: Pu’er Tea (see P 212)
Lump tea Compressed tea
Pancake tea
Flower tea:
桂花茶: Osmanthus tea
Chrysanthemum tea
Jasmine tea
Rose tea
Fruits:
mango pineapple
durian
papaya
red waxberry banana
coconut lichee/litchi
cherry carambola
strawberry loquat
muskmelon
watermelongrape
kiwi fruit olive
Whitethorn / hawthornjackfruit
persimmon date
apricot ( 杏子 ) plum( 李子 )
Medicinal herbs:( see P210)
pseudo-jinseng
Cordyceps ( compound, worm in winter, fungus, plant in summer)
Medicinal value: a tonic effect for weakness after illness
gastrodia
fresh dry
Medicinal value: to cure convulsion ( 惊风抽搐 ) and delirium ( 神志昏迷 ).
8 famous flowers:
camellia
azalea
magnolia Fairy primrose
lily
orchid
Rough gentian
龙胆花
Meconopsis
绿绒蒿
Kingdom of nonferrous metals
Other abundant mineral resources: germanium, copper, nickel, silver, aluminium
Examples:
lead, zinc, tin---The largest deposits in China:
8. Six Major River Systems
Jinsha-Yangzi Rivers ( 金沙江—长江 )
Nanpan –Zhujiang Rivers ( 南盘—珠江 )
Yuanjiang –Honghe Rivers ( 元江 --- 红河 )
Lancang-Mekong Rivers (GMS) ( 澜沧江—湄公河 )
Nujiang-Salween Rivers ( 怒江—萨尔温江 )
Du long,Dayin,Ruily-Irrawaddy Rivers
( 独龙江 , 大盈江 , 瑞丽江—伊洛瓦底江 )
Please draw a map of the river systems for your own!
9. A brief introduction to the history of YN
Keywords:
the cradle of early living beings, the birthplace of early human beings , brilliant civilization, the lifeline of anti-Japanese war…
10.Development of YN
A. transportation:
---Aviation: 11 Airports ( the number ranks the 1st in China.), the 11th one is the airport in 普者黑 (Yi language: the pond rich in fishes and shrimps).---Railways: a network connecting with inland
railways; Pan-Asian Railways are being planned. ---Express / high ways: highways network, expressway from KM to Bangkok is finished.
B. Main /backbone industries
Tobacco (cigarette and flue-cured tobacco)
Tourism
Biology:
Flower- planting, tea and pharmacy (Spirulina algae and Chinese yew)
Mineral-mining
11. The most important attraction to visitors :
diversified nationalities / ethnic groups
Keywords:
56, 52, 26, 25, 16(cross-border areas), 15(native and unique), 33%, the homeland of ….
12. General introduction to KM
Key words:
The center /hub of politics, economy, culture, transportation, and education.
climate:
Spring-like, comfortable (seagulls and 99 Horti-culture Exposition ), and amazing scenic spots
1.Can you exemplify some international air flights in KM?Singapore, Bangkok , ChangMai ( Thailand), Rangoon (Burma/Myanmar), Vientian ( Laos), Kuala Lumper ( Malaysia),
Hanoi (Vietnam) ,
Seoul (Korea),
Honkong & Mocao
Questions for Discussion:
3. What are the obvious privileges of YN?
---Climate , nationalities and natural resources.
4. How many national ports are there in YN?12 ports ( airports, river harbors, land ports)
2 air ports: KM and Xishuangbanna 2 river harbors: Jinghong and Simao8 land ports: 瑞丽,畹町,河口,天保,金平,勐腊, 腾冲猴桥,耿马
Role Play: ( teamwork)
Please imagine a real tour guiding situation in KM Airport, where a local tour guide is receiving a group of visitors from the U.S. Based on one or two parts of the guiding outline, please make a conversation between the tour guide and the visitors.
Serious warning: No Plagiarism from the text or other references! Otherwise, you will get F
(fail) for the homework this time . Thank you !
Homework:----Write your own tour guiding speech to give a general introduction of YN according to the outline, the keywords, and useful terms. ----Prepare the oral tour guiding for GI to YN. Some students will be asked to do the independent oral tour guiding next time.