Pig Trough Boats on Lake Lugu - the "Kingdom of Women"

The Mosuo who live on Lake Lugu are often described as matriarchal. The boats are used for fishing, transport and in the 'Walking marriage'. Women and men do not live together. Women can choise as many partners as they like in their lifetime. The men visit women overnight. There are many myths about the Mosuo culture - some of it promoted by tourism operators to attract male visitors - see the main text of this blog.

Beyond the Clouds to the Kingdom of Women

June 5th 2007
Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex. It is now technically feasible to reproduce without the aid of males (or, for that matter, fe ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

Joined	November 29th 2004	Trips	6
Last Login	June 9th 2023	Followers	24
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	69
Blogs	117	Guestbook	144
Photos	2,596	Forum Posts	170