Why is Mosuo not among the 56 ethnic groups in China? Is she a country?

Mosuo people are not officially recognized because they are similar to Naxi and Mongolian in language, psychological quality, region and religious belief.

Mosuo people are an unidentified ethnic group. In the whole process of national identity, the central government has never announced the national identity of the Mosuo people.

1959, the "General Situation of Ninglang" compiled by the office of Ninglang Working Committee mentioned "Mosuo people" in many places. But later, the relevant state departments classified Mosuo people living in Ninglang and other places in Yunnan as Naxi people, and Mosuo people living in Yanyuan, Muli and Yanbian in Sichuan as Mongolians.

Over the years, the broad masses of Mosuo cadres and masses have strongly demanded to solve the problem of national names. Party and government organs and Mosuo people in ninglang county have repeatedly reflected objectively to the Party and relevant state departments through various forms and channels, and urgently demanded the restoration of Mosuo ethnic names as soon as possible.

Under the strong demand of Mosuo people and the repeated reflection of the people of all ethnic groups such as the county party Committee and the government, it has attracted the attention of superiors. However, it has not been recognized because it is almost similar to the local Mongolian in language, psychological quality, region and religious belief.

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The Traditional Marriage Custom of Mosuo People-Walking Marriage

Walking marriage is a unique way of marriage for Mosuo people in Yunnan and Sichuan. Mosuo people are matriarchal society, and there is basically no marriage system except for a few people who get married or get married because they want to increase the family working population.

Getting married is a way for like-minded men and women to get married from men to women, maintain their feelings and raise the next generation. Because in matriarchal society, women have the final say.

Therefore, all the children born are born in matriarchal families, and the biological father will publicly hold a banquet at the full moon to admit their blood relationship and avoid incest with the father. Men call their mistresses "xia" and women call their boyfriends "cops".

Mosuo people seldom get along with men and women alone during the day, and only express their feelings to their lovers by singing and dancing at parties. If a man falls in love with a woman, he will go to the woman's "flower house" in the middle of the night after making an appointment with her during the day (Mosuo adult women's room is independent of grandma's house, that is, "home house").

Traditionally, you can ride a horse, but you can't enter the flower house from the main entrance. Instead, climb up the window and hang a hat and other representative items outside the door to show that you are dating and ask others not to interfere.

Then you must leave before dawn, and then you can leave by the main entrance. It is considered impolite to leave after dawn or after the elders of the woman's family get up.

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