Module 5 Ethnic CultureYunnan is situated in southwest China. “Yunnan” in Chinese means “south of the clouds”. The people of Yunnan are proud of living on this blessed land. People like to call Yunnan the province of “perpetual ( 永 恒 的 ) spring”. Because of its rich natural resources, Yunnan is a popular area for tourism.The Stone Forest is known as “One of Earth's Natural Wonders”. All visitors to Kunming from home and abroad never hesitate to come here to admire the unique scense formed by the stones.Dali, a historically and culturally famous city of China, is famous for her historical interest. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was the capital of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms, the political, economic and cultural centre of Yunnan, an important gateway of cultural exchange and trading with Southeast Asian countries, and an important pass of the ancient “Silk Route of the South”．Situated in the northwest plateau in Yunnan, Lijiang (the Beautiful River) got its name from its position at the middle reaches of the beautiful Jinsha River. Scattered on an area of 7,648 square kilometers, the population is made up of the Naxi, Bai, Lisu, Pumi, Yi, Miao, Tibetan, Hui, Han and other minority groups (少数民族). Affected by the plateau wind from South Asia, Lijiang has two seasons, the dry and the wet. The temperature range of the four seasons is narrow. The annual mean temperature ranges from 12.6 ℃ to 9.9 ℃. Called Naxi ancient music as “Chinese classical music live fossil ( 化 石 )” ， the only “alive” Dongba glyph in the world, jadedragon jokul...all these make Lijiang being the hot tour spot.根据短文判断正(T)、误(F)1 ． The city of Dali used to be an important pass o...
