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the world famous grand canyon。 Module 5 Ethnic CultureReading and Vocabulary(1)練習(xí) Period 2 Reading and vocabulary Goals ● To learn something about the Naxi ethnic group and Lijiang ● To practice the reading skills ● To master the important words and expressions in the passage ■ Procedures Step 1: Warming up by brief Introduction of Lijiang Lijiang is a beautiful shining jewel on the Northwest Yunnan Plateau neighboring the southeast side of the Tibetan Plateau which is considered to be the “Roof of the World”. It is impressive because of its scenery and lush vegetation. Lijiang boasts of breathtaking wonderful sights such as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Xueshan Mountain) (玉龍雪山 ) and its modern maritime glacier, the only one of its kind in the southern end of the Northern Hemisphere。 Tiger Leaping Ge(虎跳峽 )。 Lugu Lake(瀘沽湖 ), the cultural cradle of the “Matriarchy”of the Yongning Mosuo people i n Ninglang. Lijiang Town is officially called “Dayan Town” —— “Dayan” literally means a “great ink stab”, a graphic description of the town’s location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. There is no other town in China like Dayan which incorporates the folkways of so many people and the architectural styles of both north and south China. The people of