Woman in black dress sitting on brown sand

Kunming - Yunnan - China

Lugu Hu. One of the very few matriarchal societies still in existence headed by Mosuo women. In a China dominated by the figure of man as the center of decision-making power, Mosuo women are the pivot of this ethnic group, their decisions are final, men have a duty to respect them and not criticize them. Here the family is an indistinct concept because the word "father" does not exist and marriage is considered an archaic practice and against nature: love and sexuality are lived with great freedom and bonds are formed and dissolved according to desire. #ifwomen