三 摩梭女子的故事

Located in Yongning Township, Ninglang County, Lijiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, the Mosuo are the only matrilineal society in China, where men do not marry, women do not marry, and people live with their mothers all their lives, without the marriage and family of mainstream society. The Mosuo people emphasize women over men, and there is no question of "men oppressing women" or "women oppressing men"; women and men are relaxed and at ease with their gender and sexuality, which is a rarity on earth....

Mosuo, located in South-West China, is the only Matrilineal society in China. The first record of Mosuo culture dates back more than two thousand years. Today, this tribe still retains their unique culture, in which people live with their mothers' families and never marry. Concepts such as 'father', 'husband' and 'wife' have no meaning in Mosuo culture. Men and women may sleep together at night, but during the day they return to their own families. Mosuo culture is one in which men and women live harmoniously, and where there is no difference in status between the genders. Director Chou Wah Shan is a former associate professor at Hong Kong University, whose area of interest is gender and sexuality. He spent more than a year with the Mosuo people, and the result is an intimate portrait of this fascinating tribe.