Lugu Lake

 

LuguLake is about 240 km north of Lijiang. It is home to the Mosuo minority (China’s only matriarchal society) and what has to be some of China’s most spectacular scenery. It’s is a 5 hours car ride from Lijiang but the journey is worth it when you get your first view of  lake and the surrounding mountains of Yunnan and Schuan provinces. Go there soon before they build the planned airport and this place deteriorates into a characature theme park.

The most interesting part of the lake is, the people in the villages are still living in the Maternal families. It means, they do not marry. Visiting marriage represents the main marriage system of Lugu Lake’s Mosuo people. There are only mothers. There is no concept of father. It should be the last matriarchal culture in the world. We’ll photography the beautiful scenic lake and the village people at this destination.