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Taking Care of Yourself while Traveling in Yunnan
Altitude Sickness
It is normal to feel a little bit sick from the high altitude of the
Yunnan Highland. The altitude of Kunming is 1,896 meters. while
climbing mountains, many tourists will feel sick as the altitude rises
higher and higher. The usual symptoms include headache, feeling
nauseated, vomiting, choking sensation in the chest, and numb four
limbs. It's not necessary to see a doctor for these symptoms disappear
in three days as you will be adapted the high altitude.
However, in order to reduce or eliminate the altitude sickness, it is
best to have high calorie food, such as chocolate, peanuts, and bread.
When entering the plateau area, please pay attention to keeping
yourself warm enough. It is best to replenish some acid food,
including dried meat, fish, eggs, poultry, cereals, peanuts, and
walnuts when meeting with the symptoms of dizziness, nauseate and
slightly respiratory alkalosis. These food will help you in regulating
the balance of the acid and alkali soda of your body. It is better not
to drink any alcoholic for alcoholic drinking consumes too much of
your body's oxygen. The best advice is to peacefully rest yourself on
the bed without doing many physical activities. In case of serious
sickness, it is best to see a doctor for a proper treatment. As for
headaches, it is possible to treat it by taking some pain killers,
massaging or needling the acupoints of connected valleys ( LI 4 ), the
temple acupoint, the Shangxing ( GV23 ) acupoint or the baihui
acupoints. Proper Clothing
for Leaving Home I. Clothes
When visiting Yunnan in the summer, it is better to wear long sleeve
shirt and pants for protecting your body from sunburn and the bites of
pests, such as mosquitoes. In order to keep yourself warm enough, it
is better to take a thin woolen sweater, for the temperatures in early
morning and late evening are comparatively lower than that of the
mid-day. Known for its moderate climate in Yunnan, the
winter is not very cold in most places. however, it is better to take
some light down feather clothes, or silk and cotton clothes, or camel
hair clothes. For the underwear, we would like to recommend you the
cotton textiles, or shirts made of fine cotton cloth, soft, warm and
comfortable in the typical Yunnan winter. It is nice to
take some thin sweater or some light coats for traveling in Yunnan in
spring and autumn for convenience. If possible, please prepare a
cotton long pants, because the weather in most parts of Yunnan is
variable. II. Shoes Remember never
to walk in Yunnan in new shoes, high heeled shoes, leather dress shoes
or plastic shoes. Do not forget that Yunnan is situated
on the highland with steep hills and mountains. In addition, your feet
will be easily hurt by these kinds of inconvenient shoes mentioned
previously. Shoes like sports shoes, soft sole shoes and walking shoes
are the first choices. They are light and flexible, comfortable and
elastic in nature. III. Socks The
proper socks for going with on a tour are made of cotton because of
its nature of absorbing sweat and softness. In winter, it is also good
to wear socks made of cotton, soft, protective, comfortable and
elastic. If going on a mountain climbing tour or an investigation,
please try to take the puttee into consideration. It can reduce the
varicose veins of leg and strengthen your step. IV.
Sunglasses Owing to the strong sunrays on the Yunnan
plateau, it is proper to prepare yourself a pair of sunglasses.
Especially in spring, they can protect your eyes from being irritated
by dust and sand. |
