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	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Mosuo culture is most frequently described as a matriarchal culture; in fact, the Mosuo themselves frequently use this description, to attract tourism and interest in their culture.
		Mosuo families tend to trace their lineage through the female side of the family (they may sometimes not even know who the father of a particular child is, so tracing through the paternal line is impossible).
		Since the Mosuo have no written language, their history/traditions are passed on orally from generation to generation; it is primarily the responsibility of the Daba priest to memorize this, and keep it for future generations.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Mosuo (2977 words)

	Mosuo
		The Mosuo are considered by anthropologists to be matriarchal, because they are still living in accordance with the the principle that women hold the most important place in the Society.
		A Mosuo man has his rights and duties in the house of his mother, not in the house of his love, where he is only a guest.
		I had the chance to talk with this old Mosuo woman and to be invited to visit her house, shown in the photo hereunder.
	www.autef.com /Trips/YunMosuo.html (1212 words)

	mosuo people -- the alive fossile of Matriarch
		Thus the Mosuo people usually have harmony families, the old are taken good care of and the young are well brought up.
		Above all, the Mosuo people in the women - dominating community have been carrying forward their living costume and concept of value by fighting against the ultra - left policy.
		The Mosuo community was given the title of "model community" at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
	www.tibetmap.net /SC/sc-visits/MosuopeopleandMatriarchy.htm (699 words)

	Mosuo Summary
		The Mosuo culture is most frequently described as a matriarchal culture; in fact, the Mosuo themselves frequently use this description, to attract tourism and interest in their culture.
		And it is true that Mosuo families tend to trace their lineage through the female side of the family (they may sometimes not even know who the father of a particular child is, so tracing through the paternal line is impossible).
		Since the Mosuo have no written language, their history/traditions are passed on orally from generation to generation; and it is primarily the responsibility of the Daba priest to memorize this, and keep it for future generations.
	www.bookrags.com /Mosuo (3957 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mosuo culture is most frequently described as a matriarchal culture; in fact, the Mosuo themselves frequently use this description, to attract tourism and interest in their culture.
		Mosuo families tend to trace their lineage through the female side of the family (they may sometimes not even know who the father of a particular child is, so tracing through the paternal line is impossible).
		Since the Mosuo have no written language, their history/traditions are passed on orally from generation to generation; it is primarily the responsibility of the Daba priest to memorize this, and keep it for future generations.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Mosuo (2936 words)

	Mosuo: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Mosuo Mosuo The Mosuo (摩梭) are an ethnic minority that live...province.
		The Mosuo are believed to have descended from the Tibetan plateau, and maintain...
		In official Chinese government classification, the Mosuo fall under the Naxi minority; however, despite geographic proximity the two groups remain culturally distinct.
	www.encyclopedian.com /mo/Mosuo.html (317 words)

	-:\| CHINA TODAY \|:-
		The walls of traditional Mosuo dwellings, known as mulengzi, are built from quadrate logs and the roofs are of Chinese Fir planking.
		Mosuo unions are based purely on love rather than law, religion, politics or clan traditions.
		As she was about to ride off, I took off my hat and wished this sweet natured Mosuo girl peace, happiness and love all her life, goals she will surely achieve as long as she continues to live within the idyllic Mosuo society.
	www.chinatoday.com.cn /English/e2005/e200510/p44.htm (1120 words)

	The Lugu Lake and Mosuo Culture, Chinese scene spot
		A dozen of Mosuo families live on this island so it is possible for the visitors to experience the life on the island and, at the same time, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.
		The pretty and graceful Mosuo girls, the ancient and natural canoes and the moving and pleasant fishing songs are considered to be the "three most enjoyable things on the lake".
		The Mosuos, a branch of the Naxi nationality with a population of about 15000, are the main ethnic group scattered in the lakeside villages.
	www.toptrip.cc /destination/spot/yn_lijiang_lugulake.htm (687 words)

	Mosuo People Customs & Lugu Lake\|tibiet\|tibet travel\|china travel\|sichuan travel\|china travel service\|west china (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mosuo people live in log cabins, in the middle of which there is a kitchen range each where fire keeps burning forever.
		When the Mosuo girls reached 15 years of age, the boys reached 17, they are allowed to start their love affairs.
		The relationships between the members of the Mosuo large families are very nice.
	www.china-panda.com /chinatravel/Html/200551017219-1.html (779 words)

	The Kinship System of the Mosuo in China
		A Mosuo proverb says: "(We) do not worry about the lack of sons while water does not flow without daughters; having daughters is more significant than having sons for daughters are the roots." The Mosuo consider the matrilineal system as the most natural, most perpetual and most sacred tie among all human relations.
		The answers to these two simple questions reflect that the Mosuo concept of kinship and their notions of human relations are quite different from those of the patriarchal groups that we were familiar with.
		The Mosuo cremate those who died naturally, put their ashes into hemp pouches and bury them into the common ground according to the same order of their seats by the hearth of the household when they were alive.
	www.second-congress-matriarchal-studies.com /yan.html (3380 words)

	The Mosuo marriage system\|tibiet\|tibet travel\|china travel\|sichuan travel\|china travel service\|west china (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Far from merely exploiting the Mosuo (pronounced "mwo-swo") as a kind of tribal freak show, the swarm of tourists has engendered a native pride that helps the Mosuo keep their traditions alive.
		But people like Jama, a 26-year-old Pumi who pretends to be Mosuo while rowing customers in her canoe, has forgone a wedding in favor of a walking marriage with her boyfriend.
		Mosuo women, for instance, only began putting blossoms in their headdresses a decade ago when plastic flowers first arrived.
	www.china-panda.com /chinatravel/Html/200561152728-1.Html (1505 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| The Chinese region with women in charge
		Visitors also beat a path to the region because of their fascination with the unique social structure of the Mosuo people, which is very different from that of China's other 54 ethnic groups.
		"Mosuo women have the responsibility for all family affairs," explained 42-year-old Ruhen Zashi Chili, in the lakeside hamlet of Lou Shui.
		In fact, in the Mosuo language, the word "father" does not even exist, and neither does the concept of in-laws.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4252552.stm (970 words)

	Mosuo People by the Lugu Lake
		The Mosuo people live in log cabins, in the middle of which there is a kitchen range each where fire keeps burning forever.
		When the Mosuo girls reached 15 years of age, the boys reached 17, they are allowed to start their love affairs.
		The relationships between the members of the Mosuo large families are very nice.
	www.chinarundreisen.com /stadt/lijiang/whtsmosuopeople.htm (811 words)

	Mosuo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mosuo (also spelled 'Moso') (Chinese: æ‘©æ¢; pinyin: MÃ³suÅ) are a small ethnic group living in the Yunnan Province in China, south of Sichuan Province.
		The Mosuo speak the Naru language, which resides in the Tibetan-Burman family.
		As a Matrilineal duolocal society, the Mosuo have been more successful in retaining their culture than the Nakhi, and are divided into four generations in a household.
	www.abcworld.net /Mosuo.html (566 words)

	Mosuo, One of the Last Matriarchal Societies - The land where women rule! - Softpedia
		Mosuo are famous for their way of preparing pork, and the meat treated this way can hold 10 years.
		Political power in Mosuo society tends to be in the hands of males, which for many scientists disqualifies them as a true matriarchy, and they would be rather called "matrilineal".
		Mosuo are really hospitable, offering their houses to the tourists.
	news.softpedia.com /news/Mosuo-One-of-the-Last-Matriarchal-Societies-36321.shtml (1206 words)

	The Mosuo Minority
		Visitors also beat a path to the region because of their fascination with the unique social structure of the Mosuo people, which is very different from that of China's other 54 ethnic groups.
		"Mosuo women have the responsibility for all family affairs," explained 42-year-old Ruhen Zashi Chili, in the lakeside hamlet of Lou Shui.
		In fact, in the Mosuo language, the word "father" does not even exist, and neither does the concept of in-laws.
	www.asianabsolute.co.uk /directory/articles/china-mosuo-tribe.html (868 words)

	FRONTLINE/WORLD . Rough Cut . The Women's Kingdom . Background Facts and Related Links \| PBS
		Mosuo women carry on the family name and run the households, which are usually made up of several families, with one woman elected as the head.
		The Mosuo are best known for their tradition of zouhun, or walking marriage, in which youths who have gone through a coming of age ceremony at the age of 13 are permitted to choose their own axia, or relationship.
		Namu, the most famous Mosuo in China, ran away from her village as a young girl and became notorious for her many public relationships and untraditional views on sex and feminism.
	www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/rough/2005/07/introduction_tolinks.html (1376 words)

	Attractions in Yunnan - Lugo Lake,Lugu Lake and Mosuo Folklore in Ninglang County (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mosuo people believe that humans are children of the Goddess in the heaven.
		The Gemu GODDESS THAT Mosuo people believe in is not the kind of goddess that sits on a high throne but one who loves riding a horse and walking in the villages.
		Mosuo mothers irrigate this wonderful land with their sweat and guard this mythology with their wisdom.
	www.beijingholidays.net /kunming/attractions_lugu_lake.htm (714 words)

	Mosuo People, Lijiang, Regent Tour China
		She studied at the Ya'an Mingde Girls' Middle School in her early years and was known as the queen of the campus because of her beauty and talent.
		To strengthen relations with the chiefs of the Mosuo people, the local government had adopted the policy of pacification through marriage, and thus, Xiao Shuming, who was not a Mosuo, was married to La Baochen, the heaof the Zuosuo Village of the Mosuo.
		She has made great contributions to the political stability, the economic and cultural development, and the unity of the various ethnic groups in the area of Lugu Lake and won the affection and esteem of the Mosuo people.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/lzj/lj-odd-mosuo.asp (546 words)

	TriniView.com - Lugu Lake Pictorial
		Mosuo dugouts are called zhucao or ‘pig troughs’ for their shape.
		Mosuo men and women are equally good riders.
		Mosuo saddles are not cinched as tightly as those in the west, requiring assistance to mount.
	www.triniview.com /China/pics.html (177 words)

	Tea Horse Road Sights: Lugu Lake
		A dozen of Mosuo families live on this island so it is possible for the visitors to experience the life on the island and, at the same time, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.
		The pretty and graceful Mosuo girls, the ancient and natural canoes and the moving and pleasant fishing songs are considered to be the "three most enjoyable things on the lake".
		They are Mosuo villages, plateau hot springs, the underground maze-The Lucky Cave, the Chieftain's Palace, the Zhamei Lamaist Temple, Riyuehe - The Ruins of the Yuan Army Quarters when Kublai Khan was on his south - expansion, yongning - the key town on the ancient tea and horse trading route.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /725/2006/02/21/202@53585.htm (370 words)

	Mosuo - Definition, explanation
		The Mosuo are a small ethnic group living in the Yunnan Province in China.
		As a matrilineal society, the Mosuo have been more successful in retaining their culture than the Nakhi, and are divided into four generations in a household.
		Upon the conquest of the Tibetan people, the Mosuo were forced to convert to Tibetan Buddhism.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mo/mosuo.php (636 words)

	Land Of The Walking Marriage - Mosuo people of China Natural History - Find Articles
		Marriage as other cultures know it is uncommon among the Mosuo; they prefer a visiting relationship between lovers--an arrangement they sometimes refer to in their language as sisi (walking back and forth).
		At about the age of twelve, a Mosuo gift is given a coming-of-age ceremony, and after puberty, she is free to receive male visitors.
		When speaking Chinese, the Mosuo will call the sisi arrangement zou hun (walking marriage) or azhu hunyin (friend marriage, azhu being the Mosuo word for friend); nevertheless, the relationship is not a formal union.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1134/is_9_109/ai_67410989 (1006 words)

	Mosuo Culture
		The Mosuo don't have a written language (but we are working to help them develop one!), so their entire history is an oral history, passed down from generation to generation, mostly through local priests called “Daba”.
		The Mosuo are a Chinese ethnic minority group who live high in the Himalayas, in an area straddling Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, close to the Tibetan border.
		This does not mean that the Mosuo are starving to death; they are quite able to provide for their basic needs.
	www.mosuoproject.org /mosuo.htm (615 words)

	China Internet Information Center
		Die Mosuo leben noch heute nach ihren traditionellen Sitten.
		Wir fahren von Lijiang, dem bekannten Tourismusgebiet in Yunnan, in den Kreis Ninglang.
		Dort angelangt gehen wir noch drei bis vier Stunden zu Fuß, über den Berg Shanyakou, und erreichen dann den von den Mosuo bewohnten Ort Luguhu und den Shizishan-Berg.
	www.china.org.cn /german/127623.htm (555 words)

	The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper
		Zuocuo native Namu Yang, pictured right, self-appointed Mosuo cultural ambassador and author of Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood on the Edge of the World, says the fire was a terrible blow to her people, one that cannot be easily tallied.
		Lugu, after all, is a valuable tourist draw, and the Mosuo and their culture are a boon to both Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
		While it's clear to the casual visitor that the village is less than completely genuine, and that a certain purity has been surrendered in the name of progress, the Mosuo on both sides of Lake Lugu retain a good deal of control over their own communities.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=22418&sid=8705250&con_type=3&d_str=20060708 (1774 words)

	Les Mosuo une société matriarcale vivante
		Les Mosuo sont considérés comme étant matriarcaux par les anthropologues Chinois, parce qu'ils vivent toujours selon les modèles de matrilinéarité et du matrilocalité.
		Matriarchy.Info - The Mosuo as a living matriarchal society : "Mosuo WomenArticle en français: Les Mosuo une société matriarcale vivante Excerpt of the french articel: The Mosuo are a non-Chinese ethnic minority living within the boundaries of China.
		Matriarchy.Info : "Mosuo WomenArticle en français: Les Mosuo une société matriarcale vivante Excerpt of the french articel: The Mosuo are a non-Chinese ethnic minority living within the boundaries of China.
	hommefemme.joueb.com /news/102.shtml (2445 words)

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