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Yunnan. By: Umar Templeton. Yunnan Cuisine. Spicy and often uses mushrooms Also eat flowers and roast duck Rice cakes and chicken with noodle bowls can be found throughout all of the province. Cow milk cheese and goat milk cheese are also very popular. Yunnan's Geography.
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Yunnan By: Umar Templeton
Yunnan Cuisine • Spicy and often uses mushrooms • Also eat flowers and roast duck • Rice cakes and chicken with noodle bowls can be found throughout all of the province. • Cow milk cheese and goat milk cheese are also very popular.
Yunnan's Geography • Very mountainous in northwest and lowlands in southeast • Has over 600 rivers and lakes • Has more than half the species of plant life in china • People live in eastern part of province
Lakes • Fuxian lake- second deepest lake in china • Dianchi, Erhai, Lugu, Qilu, Yangzong, Yilong, and Xingyun are all lakes in Yunnan.
Famous places (pictures) Lijiang Minority Tour The great stone The Yunnan Guizhou Dreamland Yunnan
Sports • Gymnastics is one of the most popular sports in Yunnan • Water sports are taught all across the province.
Holidays • February 19: Chinese new year • March 8: Women's day • May 1: May day • June 1: Children's day • July 1: people communist party's day • August 1: Army's day • September 1: Teachers day • October 1: National day
History • It was its own kingdom till 906 A.D. • It was the biggest point for defense during WWII • Yunnan stopped Japanese from invading china several times.
Wars • Guangxi war: success, it was fighting for power of the nationalist party. • Burma road: civil war, arguing whether to help British or not. • WWII: helped stop Japanese from invading china.
Biggest peak, lake, and river • Changbai is the largest mountain in Yunnan. • Dianchi is the biggest lake in Yunnan. • Jinsha is the longest river in Yunnan