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 1. Mosuo home on lakeshore. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 2. Mosuo dugouts are called zhucao or ‘pig troughs’ for their shape. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 3. Mosuo men and women are equally good riders. With their full skirts, the women do not need to wear trousers nor ride sidesaddle. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 4. More Mosuo Women than men own ponies in this matriarchal society. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 5. Mosuo dugouts are called zhucao or ‘pig troughs’ for their shape. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 6. A Tibetan chorten on the shore of Lugu Lake which is the home of Tibetan, Yi and Mosuo minority groups. |
 7. The Mosuo traditional dance gou huo wan hui, literally ‘bonfire evening party’. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 8. Mosuo saddles are not cinched as tightly as those in the west, requiring assistance to mount. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 9. A member of the Black Yi caste who until 1959 were slave owners. On a train in the Cool Mountains, Yunnan. |
 10. The Bai Yi or White Yi were not slaves but had no freedom of movement. The Yi are now famous for their fine embroidery. Lijiang, Yunnan. |
 11. Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
 12.Lugu Lake, Yunnan. |
