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INVITATION
Dear Distinguished Colleagues
Approved by the government of the People¡¯s Republic of China the International Symposium on Female anthropology and Matriarchal Culture in the Women-dominating Kingdom around the Lugu Lake is to be held on October 10th to 14th, 2002 in the ancient city, Lijiang (fixed for time being), which is named cultural heritage of the world by the United Nations. (Closing ceremony of symposium and social investigation will be done around the Lugu Lake).
Around the Lugu Lake between Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces there are Mosuo people living in and still have kept a special way of organizing their families, having love affairs and marriage. The housewife dominates family and children. In this area where everything is dominated by women, there is no patriarchy and the female and male are equal on condition that women are masters of the family. They practice preliminary, romantic and simple marriage system that is called Axia visiting-marriage (actually no marriage system at all).The visiting marriage developed the safe and equal sex, the family without father and husband. The future of the family belongs to the girls. So it’s the living fossil for the study of the development of the human being society or called the Lugu Lake Women-dominating kingdom..
In this kingdom, neither male dominate female nor female dominate male in the family, however it’s a special society model that is partner£ship instead of domination system. The Mosuo community was given the title of model community at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Now the Lugu Lake is listed in the tourist area of the National level. The special relation between men and women, and society model provide typical situation and valuable materials for the study of human society, relation between men and women, status and rights of women, marriage and families. To know others for knowing ourselves and know the past for today and tomorrow. It is so interesting a topic that I hope that we can jointly sponsor an international symposium on female sociology and Oriental Women-dominating Kingdom.
Nowadays, women are still in the state in which they are attached to men in political, economic position and sexual life. Many women in the world are looked down upon and ill-treated. In some countries and areas female children are facing the problem of living. If we do not pay special attention to it, the sexual banana of female and male will be lost. But Humanitarianism and human rights are found and in full swing in this community. The matriarchal families provide us with much that we can make use of it solving the problems in modern world. It is also an inspiration to us about the marriage and family in the future. If we make a study about interpersonal relations and sexual partners in the Mosuo community, it will show profound great significance in recognizing women, promoting the equality of women and men.
With best wishes!
Ahai Lujin
Research fellow of female anthropology and sexual sociology
President of International Symposium on Female Anthropology & Matriarchal Culture in the Women’s-Dominating Kingdom around the Lugu Lake
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Please consult E-mail and http://www.Lugu-Lake.com to know the detailed information about the symposium, such as he schedule, transportation, tourism, accommodations, dues and so on.
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