{"id":5386,"date":"2018-05-04T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5386"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:54:07","slug":"south-of-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/05\/04\/south-of-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"South of the Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5387\" style=\"width: 4042px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5387\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5387\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/05\/Picture-From-Yunan-Province-Kingdom-of-the-Clouds-157734176595081194-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture From Yunan Province, Kingdom of the Cloud<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>April 11 was University Day at UMPI.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is a celebration for UMPI students. There are many students who like to do presentations to introduce themselves or their clubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Four students from China&#8211;Huiting Yang, Tong Liu, Yuhe Tian and Shucan Wang\u2014gave a presentation to introduce a Chinese province named Yun Nan. \u201cYunnan\u201d means \u201cSouth of Clouds.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It sounds beautiful and it really is. Yunnan, located in southwest China, has a vast territory, magnificent mountains and rivers and abundant natural resources. With an area of 390,000 square kilometers, Yunnan is the eighth largest province in China.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>And Yun Nan enjoys the fame of being \u201cthe Kingdom of Animals,\u201d \u201cthe Kingdom of Wildlife.\u201d Many ancient animals have survived here, such as Ailurus fulgens styani and antelope. Meanwhile, there are lots of animals under national protection, such as wild elephants, wild bulls, gibbons and so on. Because of the geographical location, it boasts the largest number of plants in China, accounting for over 60 percent of China\u2019s total. It is rightfully called \u201cthe Kingdom of Plants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Huiting Yang talked about why she wanted to be part of the presentation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She said, \u201c Because I grew up in this province, and this province is pretty beautiful.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is the kingdom of animals and plants. I want more and more people to know this beautiful place.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How did Huiting think she did?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She said, \u201cNot good enough.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I think I should do better. Because Yun Nan is a very important place for me, I wanted to do this presentation perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Despite Huiting\u2019s humility, the students were able to share a great deal with the audience members.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They all left knowing much more about the Kingdom of the Animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 April 11 was University Day at UMPI.\u00a0 It is a celebration for UMPI students. 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