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1、,Unit 9 Tourism in China,Text A Yunnan Text B Tibet Supplementary Reading Guilin,2019/2/26,学习任务,整体上掌握Text A和Text B 两篇文章的内容，包括背景资料，单词，相关专有名词等。 完成Text A 和Text B 的课后题目。 浏览Text C。,2019/2/26,Text A Yunnan,导读：古人用“彩云南现”来遥指云南这片神秘的高原。“一山不同族，十里不同天”，云南有52个民族居民，世居民族有26个，其中云南独有民族有15个。由于各自民族不同的自然环境，呈现出不同的社会文化形态。在
2、云南这片神奇的土地上，北有雄伟壮丽的雪山冰川；南有广袤的热带雨林和珍稀动植物；西有蜿蜒奔腾的“三江并流”奇观；东有壮观的喀斯特岩溶地貌；中有众多的高原湖泊和四季如春的旅游名城昆明。,Text A Yunnan,Yunnan is without doubt one of the most alluring destinations in China. Its the most varied of all Chinas provinces, with terrain ranging from tropical rainforest to snow-capped Tibetan peaks. It
3、s also the sixth-largest province and home to a third of all Chinas ethnic minorities (nearly 50% of the province is non-Han) and over half of all Chinas plant and animal species. If you can only get to one province in China, this might as well be it.,Dali Ancient City is 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) a
4、way from Xiaguan in Dali City, Yunnan Province and is one of the Three Ancients (Ancient Cities, Ancient Pagodas and Ancient Steles) of the Dali Scenic Spot.,Text A YunnanDali Ancient City,2019/2/26,Text A YunnanDali Ancient City,According to literature, Dali Ancient City was a gateway to the Silk R
5、oad in Southwest China, and also served as a seat of government and a major military barracks for Yunnan Province in ancient times. It enjoyed magnificent scale, with a wall length of 6 kilometers (3.73 miles), a height of 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) and a thickness of 6 meters (19.7 feet). There were fo
6、ur city gates facing west, east, north and south, upon which sat a gate tower.,The newlyopened Foreigner Street is also a must-see, providing snacks with the traditional flavors of the Bai ethnic community, as well as the famous Three-course Tea ceremony for receiving guests that includes bitter tea
7、, sweet tea and final tea.,Text A YunnanDali Ancient City,Lugu Lake lies 200 kilometers (approximately 124 miles) from the center of Lijiang City, on the border between Ninglang County in Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province. The lake is like a beautiful pearl shining among the hil
8、ls of the northwest plateau in Yunnan.,Text A YunnanLugu Lake,2019/2/26,Text A YunnanLugu Lake,The lake is in the shape of a horses hoof - long from north to south, and narrower from east to west. The vista of the lake changes constantly throughout the day. The morning mist mixed with the light of t
9、he rising sun gives the lake an orange glow covered by mist. When the light of sun causes the hills to throw their shadows onto the water, the lake has a jade green color. The lake is calm and dark green in the evening when the sun sinks, and is peaceful when night comes. Gentle wind blows and water
10、 ripples.,On the lake there are five islands. They are different sizes and are like green boats floating on the water. Heiwawu Island, Liwubi Island, and Lige Island are most notable.,Text A YunnanLugu Lake,Text A YunnanJade Dragon Snow Mountain,Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the sou
11、thernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest one with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), Jade Dragon Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles).,2019/2/26,Text A YunnanJade
12、 Dragon Snow Mountain,Archaic legend about this mysterious and beautiful snow mountain goes like this: Once upon a time, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain were twins. They had lived on panning in Golden Sand River until one day an evil fiend usurped the river. The brothers were very b
13、rave and had a fierce fight with the fiend, Haba died in the fight and Jade Dragon drove off the fiend after wearing out 13 swords. For guarding the people and preventing the return of the fiend, Jade Dragon held the 13 swords in hands day and night. As time passed, the brothers had turned into the
14、two snow mountains, and the 13 swords had become the 13 peaks.,2019/2/26,Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a sanctuary for rare animals and wild plants.,Text A YunnanJade Dragon Snow Mountain,2019/2/26,Text A YunnanJade Dragon Snow Mountain,In fact, one fourth of all plant species in China can be found h
15、ere and 20 primeval forest communities shelter a big family of 400 types of trees and 30 kinds of animals which are protected by the state. These species live in different temperature levels and create different kinds of views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The 13 peaks, which have the altitudes of a
16、t least 4,000 meters, are covered by snow all year round; the mountain is called the “Natural Glacier Museum“ for it has all types of glacier.,2019/2/26,Notes:,1.matriarchal society（母系社会）: A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have the central roles of political leadership and moral authority. It is also sometimes called a gynocratic or gynocentric society. The male equivalent is a patriarchy.,2019/2/26,Notes:,2.arranged marri
