YunnanYunnan

By: Umar TempletonBy: Umar Templeton

Yunnan CuisineYunnan Cuisine

• Spicy and often uses mushroomsSpicy and often uses mushrooms

• Also eat flowers and roast duckAlso eat flowers and roast duck

• Rice cakes and chicken with noodle Rice cakes and chicken with noodle bowls can be found throughout all of bowls can be found throughout all of the province.the province.

• Cow milk cheese and goat milk Cow milk cheese and goat milk cheese are also very popular.cheese are also very popular.

Yunnan's GeographyYunnan's Geography

• Very mountainous in Very mountainous in northwest and northwest and lowlands in southeastlowlands in southeast

• Has over 600 rivers Has over 600 rivers and lakesand lakes

• Has more than half Has more than half the species of plant the species of plant life in chinalife in china

• People live in eastern People live in eastern part of provincepart of province

LakesLakes

• Fuxian lake- Fuxian lake- second deepest second deepest lake in chinalake in china

• Dianchi, Erhai, Dianchi, Erhai, Lugu, Qilu, Lugu, Qilu, Yangzong, Yilong, Yangzong, Yilong, and Xingyun are all and Xingyun are all lakes in Yunnan.lakes in Yunnan.

Famous places (pictures)Famous places (pictures)

Lijiang Minority Tour The great stone

Dreamland Yunnan The Yunnan Guizhou

Sports Sports

• Gymnastics is one Gymnastics is one of the most popular of the most popular sports in Yunnan sports in Yunnan

• Water sports are Water sports are taught all across taught all across the province.the province.

HolidaysHolidays

• February 19: Chinese new year February 19: Chinese new year

• March 8: Women's dayMarch 8: Women's day

• May 1: May day May 1: May day

• June 1: Children's dayJune 1: Children's day

• July 1: people communist party's dayJuly 1: people communist party's day

• August 1: Army's dayAugust 1: Army's day

• September 1: Teachers daySeptember 1: Teachers day

• October 1: National dayOctober 1: National day

HistoryHistory

• It was its own It was its own kingdom till 906 A.D.kingdom till 906 A.D.

• It was the biggest It was the biggest point for defense point for defense during WWIIduring WWII

• Yunnan stopped Yunnan stopped Japanese from Japanese from invading china invading china several times.several times.

Wars Wars

• Guangxi war: success, it was fighting Guangxi war: success, it was fighting for power of the nationalist party.for power of the nationalist party.

• Burma road: civil war, arguing Burma road: civil war, arguing whether to help British or not.whether to help British or not.

• WWII: helped stop Japanese from WWII: helped stop Japanese from invading china.invading china.

Biggest peak, lake, and Biggest peak, lake, and riverriver• Changbai is the Changbai is the

largest mountain in largest mountain in Yunnan.Yunnan.

• Dianchi is the Dianchi is the biggest lake in biggest lake in Yunnan.Yunnan.

• Jinsha is the Jinsha is the longest river in longest river in YunnanYunnan