Where is Lugu Lake?

general situation

Lugu Lake was called Lukou Haizi in ancient times, also known as Zuosuohai, commonly known as the two seas. Naxi Mosuo language "road" is a ravine and "valley" is a valley, which means a lake in a ravine.

Lugu Lake is surrounded by mountains, and it snows for more than three months a year. Lugu Lake is rich in forest resources, beautiful mountains and rivers, fresh air and charming scenery, and is regarded as "Mother Lake" by local Mosuo people. It is also called "Penglai Wonderland".

At present, there are 7 ethnic groups living along Lugu Lake, including Mosuo, Yi, Han, Naxi, Tibetan, Pumi, Bai and Zhuang, with a population of about130,000, including about 6,000 Mosuo (more than 5,000 Mosuo along Lugu Lake in Sichuan). Lugu Lake Scenic Area, with its typical natural scenery of plateau lakes and unique Mosuo matriarchal national culture, has formed a unique natural landscape and human landscape. 1993, Lugu Lake was listed as a provincial-level scenic spot in Sichuan Province.

Immersed in the scene, the water and the sky are the same, and the level is like a realm. The pig trough boat that glides slowly on the blue waves and the Mosuo folk songs that float slowly between the water and the sky add a bit of simplicity and tranquility. It is an unpolluted primitive lake far from the bustling city and has the reputation of a pearl on the plateau. Every sunny day, the blue sky and white clouds are reflected in the lake, and the water and sky are the same, and the scene is wonderful. It is like a pearl embedded in the embrace of mountains, with rippling blue waves and charming scenery. It has the reputation of "Pearl of Plateau", "Pure Land in Northwest Yunnan" and "The First Wonder of the East". The quaint folk customs, beautiful scenery and rich legendary customs here are full of mysterious colors.

physical geography

Lugu Lake is located in Yongning Township in the north of ninglang county and Wanshan Mountain in the left of Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province, 73 kilometers away from Ninglang County and 280 kilometers away from Lijiang County. Lugu Lake is the boundary lake between Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province.

Lugu Lake covers an area of more than 50 square kilometers, with an altitude of 2,690 meters, an average water depth of 45 meters, the deepest depth of 93 meters, transparency 1 1 m, and maximum visibility12m. It is the highest lake in Yunnan and one of the deepest freshwater lakes in China. There are five islands in the lake, three peninsulas, and a seawall connecting the islands, with different shapes and green jade.

One legend is that ...

There is an interesting story about the formation of Lugu Lake in the local area: in the distant years, it was once a village. There is an orphan in the village who goes to Lion Mountain to graze every day. He always fattens them up as long as others give them to him. One day, he fell asleep under a tree on the mountain, dreaming that a big fish said to him, "Good boy, you are poor." From now on, you don't have to bring lunch, just cut off my meat and eat it. " When the child woke up, he went to the mountain to look for it. Finally, he found the big fish in a cave. He cut a piece and burned it. This fish is delicious. The next day, he went again, and the place he cut yesterday was full of meat. This matter was known by a greedy person in the village. He wanted to keep the big fish for himself, so he made an appointment with some greedy people, tied the fish with ropes and let the nine horses pull it together. The fish was pulled out of the hole and disaster came. The flood gushed out of the hole and flooded the village in an instant. At that time, a Mosuo woman was feeding pigs and two young children were playing nearby. When her mother saw the flood coming, she used her quick wits and carried them into the pigsty, but they were buried in the water. Two children sat in the trough, suffering from Shui Piao. Later, they became the ancestors of this place. In memory of the great mother, people made a whole piece of wood into a "pig trough boat". Lugu Lake is also called Mother Lake.

scenery

Lugu Lake is not only clear, but also beautiful. Lugu Lake is surrounded by green hills, and there are many winding bays on the shore, including 17 beaches and 14 bays. There are 5 islands, 3 peninsulas and 1 seawall in the lake, which are generally 30 meters above the water level 15. From a distance, it looks like a green boat floating on the lake. Among them, Heiwawu Island, Li Mingwu Island and Rige Island on Ninglang side have become the three scenic spots with the most ornamental and sightseeing value in the lake, and are known as "Penglai Three Islands". Heiwawu Island is located in the middle of the lake, 2500 meters away from Luoshui Village on the shore of the lake. It is a place where migratory birds and wild ducks fly from south to north. It is also the water palace of Ayun Mountain, the former chief of Yongning Tusi, where American scholar Locke once lived.

Lugu Lake has a very beautiful natural form, surrounded by mountains, beautiful appearance, and a hidden or emerging bay island. The shore of the lake winds and stretches. Numerous alluvial fans open the beach, providing tourists with a natural place to rest and play. On the hill behind Sancun in the southeast of the lake, there is a winding valley with clear spring water. The small and exquisite "Bodhisattva Cave" is hidden in this valley, which is an excellent place for tourists to nourish their feelings, enjoy the cool and enjoy the scenery of the valley. Lugu Lake is rich in humanistic customs and beautiful in natural scenery. The charm of Mosuo girl, the elegance of canoe and the endless fishing songs are called "three wonders on the lake". In every Shanwan village in Lugu Lake, you can see those Mosuo girls in beautiful clothes, who are graceful, handsome and beautiful.

Oriental daughter country

The banks of Lugu Lake are winding and densely forested, and the six small islands give people infinite reverie. This is a charming pearl on the southwest plateau of China. Mosuo people call it "Xie Nano", which means "Mother Lake", the mother's lake. She is like a simple and quiet sleeping beauty, lying in the arms surrounded by green hills, and like a huge sapphire hidden here by the creator, a dazzling celestial mirror. The circumference of this lake is about 50 kilometers. On the north bank of the lake, stands a beautiful "gem" mountain, which means female mountain. Mosuo people regard her as the incarnation of the goddess. Seen from the south of the lake, Mount Gemnu looks like a lion lying with its head held high. People also call it Lion Mountain. The mountains, rivers, grasses and trees here have all been endowed with the myth of female images and become a veritable "daughter country" in our contemporary era.

The ancient and mysterious "daughter country" in the East was unveiled, which conquered the winners from all over the world. 65438-0992, Lugu Lake, the pearl of the plateau, officially began to receive domestic and foreign tourists. In just a few years, it is famous for its unique and beautiful natural scenery.

I'm afraid Mosuo people are the only daughter country in the folklore of all countries in the world. Mosuo people have lived on the banks of Lugu Lake for generations, and still retain the matriarchal family with female heads and members to carry on the family line, as well as the matriarchal clan marriage system (commonly known as walking marriage) of "men don't marry, women don't marry, combined with voluntariness and free separation".

Today, monogamy is widely practiced in all mankind, but in Lugu Lake, there is still a "little ah" marriage form with the characteristics of early ancient pairing marriage. "Little" is a mutual name between men and women who are in love among the Mosuo people in Lugu Lake. It is also called "Xiao Bo" and "Little". The notable feature of marriage is that there is no marriage between intimate partners, and both men and women still belong to family of origin. The form of marriage is that the man visits the woman's house, stays, and returns to his home the next morning. Because marriage is realized by the man's "walking marriage", the locals also call this relationship "walking marriage". The children born by both parties belong to the woman and take the mother's surname, and the man generally does not bear the responsibility of raising them. Men or women "show" more or less times. The relationship between the two sides is not fixed

Mosuo's daughter raised by Hugu Lake is beautiful, strong, hardworking, kind and as deep as the ocean. They weave a girl's dream in their own greenhouse and realize her sincere love. They have no rules and regulations left by ancient sages, no loneliness, no lost troubles and sorrows. They don't want anything that doesn't belong to them; They will not be slaves of money, material and power; They work, live and fall in love in this magical land according to their simple nature and their inner guidance; Show your simplicity and nature to the maximum in the landscape of Mother Lake; Sing and dance in the biggest, warmest and most joyful celebration of Mosuo people-Zhuanshan Festival, and enjoy the sweetness of life.

Civilian residence

Most of the houses in Lugu Lake are dry Mu Zi houses stacked with square timber, and each room is about 1 m long and 0. 17 to 0.26 m wide. The internal structure adapts to the matriarchal principle and forms family characteristics, centering on the main house where the fire pond is located, which is the center of the whole family. There are places where the elderly and underage children live next to them; Another two-story building is the "guest room", which is the living room for young and middle-aged women and their "Azhu" and retains some characteristics of matriarchal clan commune.

traffic

There are two ways to get to Lugu Lake.

The first type: first from Kunming to Lijiang County, and then from Lijiang to Ninglang. Lijiang to Ninglang is about 200 kilometers, which is a third-class road, usually about 7 hours.

The second type: from Kunming to Yongsheng County (about 500 kilometers) and then to Ninglang, 1 12 kilometers.