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Mosuo (also Moso, Musuo, Mosso and Naxi[1] )
Total population
40,000
Regions with significant populations
China(Sichuan · Yunnan)
Languages
Na
Religion
Daba,[2] and Tibetan Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Nashi
Mosuo girl weaver in Old town LijiangClothes of religious ceremonies of Moso, photo taken at Moso's Folk museum.
The Mosuo (Chinese: 摩梭; pinyin: Mósuō; also spelled Moso, Mosso or Musuo), often called the Naxi[1] among themselves, are a small ethnic group living in China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. Consisting of a population of approximately 40,000, many of them live in the Yongning region, around Lugu Lake, in Labai, in Muli, and in Yanyuan.
Although the Mosuo are culturally distinct from the Nashi, the Chinese government places them as members of the Nashi minority. The Nashi are about 320,000 people spread throughout different provinces in China. Their culture has been documented by indigenous scholars Lamu Gatusa, Latami Dashi, Yang Lifen and He Mei.[3]
^ ab"Mòso o Mòsso". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^"Daba religion".
^The collection of papers that Latami Dashi edited, published in 2006, contains an extensive list of references in Chinese, and a bibliography of books and articles in other languages (especially English) compiled by He Sanna.
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