Eight strange things in Yunnan:

The first strange thing: Eggs are sold on skewers with straw?

Many places in Yunnan are mountainous and the roads are rugged. When farmers bring eggs to the market to sell, they will break if they are not careful. The farmers came up with a way to weave bamboo strips or wheat straw against the eggshells to form a long string, ten in a string, with each egg separated so that it would not be damaged during transportation. After customers take the products home, they can hang them on the wall and take as many as they want to eat.

Second Weird: Taking off a bamboo hat to use as a pot lid?

Yunnan produces bamboo, and there are large bamboo forests in front of and behind every household in rural areas. "We rely on mountains to eat mountains, we rely on water to eat water, and we rely on bamboo to eat bamboo." Many Yunnan people use bamboo as a material for their daily utensils. ?

Pot lids in mainland China are generally made of metal or wood. Yunnan pot lids are made of woven bamboo. This kind of bamboo pot lid is very similar to the bamboo hat used in the mainland, but slightly smaller, so it is jokingly called "taking off the bamboo hat and using it as a pot lid." The bamboo pot lid is breathable and heat-insulating, and the cooked meals are fragrant and delicious. ?

The third strange thing: three mosquitoes in one dish?

In 2017, a guest at an inn in Lijiang, Yunnan said there were mosquitoes in the room, but the inn staff said: "This (mosquito) It's our pet. If it dies, we have to pay 100 yuan for it."?

Of course, the inn staff is quibbling. However, it is a fact that because of the hot weather in Yunnan, mosquitoes and flies are everywhere all year round. Moreover, mosquitoes in Yunnan are larger, have more types, and bite people more severely. So people joke that "three mosquitoes make a dish". It is not known whether Yunnan people really regard certain mosquitoes as delicacies. ?

The fourth strange thing: falling in love with a baby on your back?

In the past, the Yi people in Yunnan had a marriage custom where a girl did not leave her husband's family. After a Yi girl gets married, she stays at her husband's house for two or three days and then returns home to settle in her parents' home, eating, living and working with her parents' family. At this time, the husband occasionally comes to see his wife to fulfill his obligations and enjoy his rights. Only after the wife gave birth to a child did the wife officially settle in her husband's house and begin their intimate love affair. The couple just "fall in love with a baby behind their backs."

So this jingle came up: "The nation hopes that people will be prosperous, and they will return home a few days after the wedding. We will reunite when we have children, and our children will see their parents get married in person."?

The fifth strange thing: Can grasshoppers be used as a side dish with wine?

Grasshoppers are a delicacy in Yunnan - "jumping vegetables". The recipe for this dish is: scald the grasshoppers to death in boiling water and remove the wings. Then put the grasshoppers in the pot and roast them slowly over low heat. When roasted until brown, add sesame oil, pepper and other seasonings, and you can pour wine. This grilled grasshopper is crispy and fragrant, making it a rare dish to go with wine.

The sixth strange thing: Can monks fall in love?

Yunnan borders Myanmar, Laos and other Southeast Asian countries. These Southeast Asian countries are very Buddhist and men must enter temples when they reach a certain age. Monk. After adulthood, they will return to secular life and live a secular life of getting married and having children. ?

The seventh strange thing: An old lady can climb mountains faster than a monkey?

Almost the entire province of Yunnan is mountainous, and there are few large open and flat areas. In the past, due to the difficult production and living conditions, women in Yunnan, like men, had to go out to work. They climbed mountains and ridges, cut firewood and cultivated fields, and developed strong bodies and strong legs. ?

Therefore, people who travel to Yunnan will be surprised to find that some old ladies in their 70s and 80s in rural areas of Yunnan are as light as a swallow when climbing mountains, and they feel as if they are walking on flat ground. This is the so-called "old lady" Climb mountains faster than a monkey.” ?

The eighth strange thing: Cars are faster than trains?

Mountains and valleys abound in Yunnan, and there are steep mountains and ridges everywhere, so the railways within the territory have many curves and steep slopes. For driving safety reasons, the speed of trains will become very slow after entering the mountainous areas of Yunnan, so that when traveling together, the speed of cars will be faster.