There are 25 ethnic minorities in Yunnan. Each maintains a distinctive language, and notably, a unique cuisine of their own. Today we are going to introduce Dai flavor food. Dai food tastes spicy, sour and herbaceous, with most dishes containing chili, coriander and lime juice, but without the use of fish sauce. One of the distinctive features is the generous use of herbs, such as lemongrass, bamboo and so on.

Flying thousands of kilometers, these cute black-headed gulls can enjoy warm weather here. Since the first appearance made in 1985, they have been closely tied to Kunming. These cute elves encounter and make friends with locals. It turns out that black-headed gulls have already become a name card of Kunming while Kunming is regarded as the best home for them in winter.

If you go to try crossing the bridge noodles, I have to give you a heads-up. It comes in separate bowls. Several small dishes hold a raw quail egg, chicken wing, fried crispy pork, Chinese chives, and shallots. A big plate contains three slices of raw pork and Xuanwei ham. A large pot almost loads with light-yellow chicken stock and a bowl of noodles will be gathered on the table. You need to pick ingredients and add them to the hot soup by yourself. Be careful, it鈥檚 extremely hot.Anyway, if you鈥檙e heading down to Yunnan, this dish is definitely worth a try.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival, is around the corner.Moon cake is Chinese traditional dessert during the Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or Sept. 24 this year. Among Yunnan style moon cakes, the Yunnan ham moon cake enjoys a wide popularity in China. This is partly because Yunnan鈥檚 climate is suitable for curing hams.

In 2005, "Shuanghe Yi People Yanglao Drum Dance" was listed as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in Yunnan Province, and became an important representative of traditional culture at Jinning District. When the night falls or when Yi people get out of farming work, they always get together to play Yanglao Drum Dance.

As Virginia Woolf puts it, 鈥渙ne cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.鈥?#32;Today we are gonna show you a typical local cuisine in Yunnan:wild mushrooms. Walking into Yunnan Mushuihua Wild Mushroom Trading Center, people can smell a strong scent of wild mushroom wafting in the air. Looking around, you will meet sorts of wild mushrooms, such as russula virescens (闈掑ご鑿?, tricholoma matsutake (鏉捐尭), truffle (鏉鹃湶) and so on. Gourmets in Yunnan have been flocking to restaurants to savour the unique flavours of premium wild mushroom, especially the prized boletus.Of course, fresh mushrooms tend to have a lot of dirt stuck to them, so they require cleaning before cooking.Two cooking methods are highly recommended, stewed and sauteed.

The Creative Yunnan Culture Industries Expo 2018 is in full swing. Ethnic cultural products with local characteristics will be best presented.People of Yi ethnic group make embroidery in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture. They embroider the clothes with images of plants and animals. Chuxiong's Yi embroidery was listed in the first batch of intangible cultural heritages. It is also a shining point of Yunnan's culture industry.Many children attend calligraphy competition to make their talents utilized. Meanwhile, people can appreciate more masterpieces of calligraphy there. Lovely and cute handicraft dolls symbolize 26 minorities in Yunnan province. Of course, you can admire Yunnan鈥檚 gorgeous scenery in a different way, which are printed on clothes, phone shells and post cards. Various products about National Southwest Associated University are being displayed on the expo. I am steadfast that you won鈥檛 regret if you go.

The Torch Festival or Fire Festival is a traditional festival of Yi, Bai, Naxi, Lahu and other nationalities. In 2006, the Torch Festival of the Yi Nationality was inscribed on the list of national intangible cultural heritage. In Yunnan, people celebrate the Torch Festival like this...