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Lugu
Lake situated between Yunnan and
Sichuan Provinces. It surfaces
51.8 square kilometers and located
on the altitude of 2680 Meters,
is one of the most famous and
rare unpolluted highland lakes
in China. The water is so clear
that you can even see the bottom
of the lake 12 meters from the
surface. |
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Lugu
Lake surrounded with dense forest.
With the fresh air and peaceful
quiet atmosphere, it is said to
be one of the less destroyed natural
preserved districts among China.
Inside this crystal-clear lake,
you can see easily there are some
fishes swimming around in particular
the unique species of “Lugu
belly-splitting fish”. |
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Besides
the unique speciality of the fish,
Lugu Lake also lived in some rarely
seen minority, the Mosuo, a branch
of the Naxi Minority with a population
of about 15,000. People named
here as the “Kingdom of
Oriental Women”. |
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The
Mosuo people still remain some
remnants of the matriarchal society
nowadays. Men and Women are not
bound by marriage, each living
at one's mother's home. Men work
at home during the day and spend
their night with the women they
love in their homes. This unique
matrimony gives more freedom to
men and women in their relationships
in particular they can choose
to unite or separate by their
own desires. Its uncommon feature
of their marriage custom makes
this ancient and harmonious place
more extraordinary. |
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Lugu
Lake mixed the scenery of both
natural and cultural, especially
the Mosuo minority has its own
characteristic customs; that makes
this mysterious lake to be the
extremely rare World Cultural
Heritage among China. |
