Lugu
Lake
 The
Lugu Lake is set in a dense forest between
the Ninglang Yi Autonomous County of Yunnan
Province and Yanyuan County of Sichuan Province
and 300 kilometres from Dayan Town of Liliang.
The environment around the lake
is well preserved where the air is fresh,
the water pollution-free, and the scenery
incredibly delightful. The shore of the
lake is home to the Musuo people, a branch
of the ethnic Naxi group who retain the
vestiges of a matriarchal society. The wedding
custom of the Musuo people is noted for
its exotic ceremonies.
The quiet and limpid Luguhu
Lake, the second deepest in Yunnan, lies
farther north in the prefecture. Around
the 48.45-square-kilometers body of water
are more than 20 villages, inhabited by
the Mosuo people, a branch of the Naxis,
who live in log cabins and a matriarchal
tribe where property and children belong
to the women who run the market and control
the purse strings.They refer to their canoes
as " mangers for raising pigs "
. Legend has it that when the flood came
their ancestors, busy feeding the pigs,
leaped into the manger and escaped by an
ark of their own.
 Lugu
Lake is 5.2 kilometers wide from east to
westwith an average depth of 40 metres.
With trough-shaped canoes, crystal- clear
waters confined by verdant mountains, the
lake has three islands in the middle which
are known as the " Fabled Abode of
Immortals ". On the lake - side, there
are peninsulas, cape, smooth beaches and
the old - fashioned Mosuo log cabins. The
matriarchal customs of Mosuo people and
their friendliness are indeed enchanting.
Moso people, a branch of the
Nakhis, who live in log cabins and a matriarchal
tribe where property and children belong
to the women who run the market and control
the purse strings.They refer to their canoes
as " mangers for raising pigs ".
Legend has it that when the flood came their
ancestors, busy feeding the pigs, leaped
into the manger and escaped by an ark of
their own.
There used to be many mythical
stories relating to the matriarchal system
in many other parts of the world , but not
any more now, except here on the heavenly
lakeside of the crystalline Lugu Lake...
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