Lijiang, Yunnan Province, southwest of the country northeast region, there is a beautiful as
Wonderland-like lakes is called Lugu Lake. Hundreds of square kilometers around the lake within the ranks
Is home to ancient and mysterious more than 30,000 Mosuo people, they still retain the maternal great
Family and "men are not married, women do not marry" in Assia marriage customs, known as the ancient
Of the human family and marriage patterns of the "living fossil", "Earth's last daughter
Country. "
Mosuo people's origin
Academia is generally believed that the ancestors of the Naxi and Moso ancient Qiang Rong,
Xia, Shang and Zhou era which mainly live in today, Gansu, Qinghai area, to animal husbandry as a
Health, "Qiang" that the shepherd was intended. About 5,000 years ago, Qiang Qiang people live in the Loop
Tong (Giang Tong) along the elevated terrain, climate cooling at the same time by other ethnic groups
Pressure, Ancient Qiang people, or the progressive movement in all directions. Of which migrate south to the four
Sichuan Minjiang River, the Yalong River a "yak-Qiang" later evolved into a na
Tutsi and Moso.
Moso essence of style
Λ Kenichi said Xia Liang acres of fishing lu gluttonous Yin Zhen Zhong Pian Yun recorded cave parent areas:
First, the high status of women, the real "daughter country."
Moso people's society is respect for women's rights in society, women in substance and the concept of
Studied both in the dominant position.
Second, matrilineal family, not outsiders.
Lugu Lake Mosuo people now have matrilineal family, patrilineal family and the maternal parent
Department of mixed families, family form, it accounts for more than 70% of the main family is matrilineal
Family. Moso matrilineal family has the following characteristics: a family member are all
Matrilineal descent, there is no "outsiders." Two parents (Mosuo people known as the "Darboux")
Must be a respected woman. If a whole generation of a Moso's headed
Are men, then this one must be more close to the other Mosuo matriarchal family, too
Following a woman as the "Darboux." 3 Mosuo pure mother of the family without a father,
Husband, wife, sister-, mother, aunt, nephew, niece, and said the relationship between
Call. 4 Since the implementation of adult male and female relatives to go outside the marriage polygamy, it is an adult man
The family does not act as her husband's role, thus becoming an uncle and does not undertake natural parenting
Responsibility for their children and bear the responsibility of bringing up nephews. 5 family members only
There old and young and adult women in the family home, there is no adult men's house.
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