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.