The eighteen eccentrics in Yunnan mean that eggs are strung together for sale, hats are used as pot covers, three mosquitoes are used as vegetables, fire pipes are used as cigarette bags, Baba is called bait blocks, and they fall in love secretly. The four seasons wear clothes together, grasshoppers are snacks, girls are called old ladies, monks can fall in love, old ladies climb mountains faster than monkeys, and new shoes are needed. Cars are faster than trains, toes are outside, and there are dolls.

Eighteen eccentrics in Yunnan describes some unique and even peculiar phenomena or lifestyles caused by Yunnan's unique geographical location and folk customs.

Due to its unique geographical features, special climatic conditions, colorful ethnic customs and peculiar customs, Yunnan has produced many strange phenomena different from other places. As distant tourists and passers-by leave this magical land for a short time, the anecdotes they have heard and witnessed gradually spread and are often labeled strangely.