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丽江：泸沽湖 |
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 泸沽湖是一颇有名气的高原湖泊，位于云南宁蒗彝族自治县和四川盐源县之间，距丽江大研镇270多公里，距宁蒗县城73公里。湖水面积51.8平方公里，平均湖深40.3米，最深处93.5米，未受任何污染，最大能见度达12米，水面海拔2680米。泸沽湖四周森林茂密，空气清新，由于人烟稀少，是目前全国范围内遭受人为破坏最轻、自然生态保护的最好的地方之一。泸沽湖水清澈透眼，四周风景如诗如画，秀丽迷人。湖内有鲤鱼、细鳞鱼、泸沽裂腹鱼等。 泸沽湖畔居住的摩梭人至今还保留着母系社会的遗风，在家中以年长或能干的女性为一家之主，男不娶、女不嫁，只建立偶居关系。
到泸沽湖，您可有两种走法。第一种：先由昆明到丽江县城，在从丽江去宁蒗。丽江到宁蒗约200多公里，为3级路面，一般要行7个小时左右。第二种：从昆明先到永胜县城（约500公里），再行112公里地宁蒗。
More than 300 km north of Lijiang, there lies the mysterious Lugu Lake, People call it the "Mother Lake". The deep blue water is crystal clear. To its northwest is the Goddess Gemu Mountain, which stands far away facing a second mountain said to be her lover. On the shores of the lake there is a women's kingdom, where the Mosuo people live and observe the social customs of a matriarchal society. Women play a leading role in the family economy. No marriage ceremony is held. Once a young man or woman is affirmed as grown up through a special ritual, he or she can live with his or her beloved. Their children special ritual, he or she can live with his or her beloved. Their children will be raised by the mother's family. Facing the water and beside the mountains,the Mosuo people live in houses called "Muleng", which are warm in winter and cool in summer. The fire basin in the principal room is the center of family life. Two pillars support the fire basin, the one on the left represents man and the one on the right, woman. This is where the ritual for celebrating adulthood is held.
According to the Mosuo tradition, Goddess Gemu is in charge of love, birth and grain. Every 25th day of the seventh lunar month is the day to make sacrifice to the Goddess. People burn pine branches and offer food and fresh flowers to her. Then they run beside the mountain and sing, dance and eat together by the lake. When night comes, campfires can be seen in every village. The young men and women join hands and dance happily around the fire,seeking their perfect love. |
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