{"id":11353,"date":"2015-07-15T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=11353"},"modified":"2015-07-14T19:26:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T23:26:06","slug":"the-18-oddities-of-yunnan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-18-oddities-of-yunnan\/","title":{"rendered":"The 18 Oddities of Yunnan"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been talking about Yunnan province a lot here on the blog lately. After all, I did just wrap up a year of living and working there. Those who missed out can see those posts here – Part One<\/a> and Part Two<\/a>. In addition to being home to many stunning landscapes and colorful ethnic minorities, Yunnan also has a lot of interesting quirks about it. As a matter of fact, there’s even a list compiling them. It’s called the “18 Oddities of Yunnan<\/strong>” (\u4e91\u5357\u5341\u516b\u602a – y\u00fan n\u00e1n sh\u00ed b\u0101 gu\u00e0i), and it supposedly describes things that only occur in this southwest corner of China.<\/p>\n

\"Yunnan

Yunnan is beautiful and unique.<\/p><\/div>\n

Although there’s no official<\/em> list and they vary depending on who you ask, this is a pretty common version of it. Read them in Chinese, pinyin, and English to get a better understanding of this unique province:<\/p>\n

1. Eggs are sold in rope-like clusters.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u9e21\u86cb\u7528\u8349\u4e32\u7740\u4e70<\/span> – j\u012b d\u00e0n y\u00f2ng c\u01ceo chu\u00e0n zhe m\u01cei<\/span><\/h3>\n

2. Rice cakes are called \u201cear piece.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u7c91\u7c91\u997c\u5b50\u53eb\u9975\u5757<\/span> – b\u0101 b\u0101 b\u01d0ng zi ji\u00e0o \u011br ku\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

3. Three mosquitoes make up a meal.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u4e09\u53ea\u868a\u5b50\u7092\u76d8\u83dc<\/span> – s\u0101n zh\u012b w\u00e9n zi ch\u01ceo p\u00e1n c\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

4. Stones grow in the clouds.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u77f3\u5934\u957f\u5230\u4e91\u5929\u5916<\/span> – sh\u00ed tou zh\u01ceng d\u00e0o y\u00fan ti\u0101n w\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

5. Bamboo hats are used as wok lids.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u6458\u4e0b\u8349\u5e3d\u5f53\u9505\u76d6<\/span> – zh\u0101i xi\u00e0 c\u01ceo m\u00e0o d\u0101ng gu\u014d g\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

6. You wear the same clothes in all four seasons.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u56db\u5b63\u8863\u670d\u540c\u7a7f\u6234<\/span> – s\u00ec j\u00ec y\u012b f\u00fa t\u00f3ng chu\u0101n d\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

7. Toes are exposed all year round.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u811a\u8dbe\u5e38\u5e74\u90fd\u5728\u5916<\/span> – ji\u01ceo zh\u01d0 ch\u00e1ng ni\u00e1n d\u014du z\u00e0i w\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

8. Bamboo is used to make water pipes.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u7af9\u7b52\u80fd\u505a\u6c34\u70df\u888b<\/span> – zh\u00fa t\u01d2ng n\u00e9ng zu\u00f2 shu\u01d0 y\u0101n d\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

9. Tiny\u00a0horses are very hard-working.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u8896\u73cd\u5c0f\u9a6c\u6709\u80fd\u8010<\/span> – xi\u00f9 zh\u0113n xi\u01ceo m\u01ce y\u01d2u n\u00e9ng n\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

10. Grasshoppers are a delicacy.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u8682\u86b1\u80fd\u505a\u4e0b\u9152\u83dc<\/span> – m\u00e0 zh\u00e0 n\u00e9ng zu\u00f2 xi\u00e0 ji\u01d4 c\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

11. All four seasons produce good vegetables.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u56db\u5b63\u90fd\u51fa\u597d\u74dc\u83dc<\/span> – s\u00ec j\u00ec d\u014du ch\u016b h\u01ceo gu\u0101 c\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

12. There\u2019s good tobacco to smoke but not to sell.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u597d\u70df\u89c1\u62bd\u4e0d\u89c1\u5356<\/span> – h\u01ceo y\u0101n ji\u00e0n ch\u014du b\u00f9 ji\u00e0n m\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

13. Grannies climb mountains faster than monkeys.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u8001\u592a\u722c\u5c71\u6bd4\u7334\u5feb – l\u01ceo t\u00e0i p\u00e1 sh\u0101n b\u01d0 h\u00f3u ku\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

14. Trains are slower than cars.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u706b\u8f66\u6ca1\u6709\u6c7d\u8f66\u5feb<\/span> – hu\u01d2 ch\u0113 m\u00e9i y\u01d2u q\u00ec ch\u0113 ku\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

15. Children are raised by men.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u5a03\u5a03\u51fa\u95e8\u7537\u4eba\u5e26<\/span> – w\u00e1 w\u00e1 ch\u016b m\u00e9n n\u00e1n r\u00e9n d\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

16. Young girls are called \u201cgranny.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u59d1\u5a18\u88ab\u53eb\u505a\u8001\u592a – <\/span>g\u016b ni\u00e1ng b\u00e8i ji\u00e0o zu\u00f2 l\u01ceo t\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

17. Rain here, sun there.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u8fd9\u8fb9\u4e0b\u96e8\u90a3\u8fb9\u6652<\/span> – zh\u00e8 bi\u0101n xi\u00e0 y\u01d4 n\u00e0 bi\u0101n sh\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n

18. Flowers bloom in all four seasons.<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u9c9c\u82b1\u56db\u5b63\u5f00\u4e0d\u8d25<\/span> – xi\u0101n hu\u0101 s\u00ec j\u00ec k\u0101i b\u00f9 b\u00e0i<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Amazing

Amazing Yunnan.<\/p><\/div>\n

Should you ever find yourself in Yunnan, try to figure out the exact order of this list. I’ve asked tons of friends, students, and websites, and I get different answers from everyone. Perhaps we should add a 19th oddity to the list – “No one can agree on the 18 oddities.”<\/p>\n

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We’ve been talking about Yunnan province a lot here on the blog lately. After all, I did just wrap up a year of living and working there. Those who missed out can see those posts here – Part One and Part Two. In addition to being home to many stunning landscapes and colorful ethnic minorities…<\/p>\n

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