High above the mountains in South Western China, where Yunnan and Sichuan border each
other, lies the seldom-visited Lugu Lake. Along its banks, we find the Mosuo people who have
continuously practiced the matriarchal systems for centuries. Whether out of volition, or of
necessity, the Mosuo women have taken on leadership in their society for the past two thousand
years. Secluded in their own corner of the world, life in this matrilineal society has remained
tranquil because its people have held on to their religious beliefs; however, fears that the way of
the Mosuo may die are now becoming real, urgent concerns.
