The world's first magpie bridge
Legend has it that a long time ago, a pair of men and women in love lived on both sides of the Sea of Grass, and at night, the man rowed a piggyback boat to the other side of the river to date their favorite woman. The next day after dawn, and rowing pig trough boat back home. Regardless of wind and rain, cold and hot, the man has never stopped. Looked at the lover every day hard rowing to and from both sides of the grass sea, the woman is very heartbreaking, it was born in the grass sea to build a bridge idea. After the two agreed, they began to build a wooden bridge on the grass sea, later called "wedding bridge".
Living in the "matrilineal family" of the Mosuo people, practicing "men do not marry, women do not marry" of the "marriage" custom. The wooden bridge across the Grass Sea, connecting the villages on both sides of the bridge, more than 300 meters long, for the "marriage" "A Xia" provides a convenient channel.
Nowadays, there are two wedding bridges, one of which is an old bridge with nearly a century of history. With the old bridge next to a new bridge, she is beautiful, the bridge is more than 300 meters long, also built from wood, the bridge surface from the water about 80 centimeters, both sides of the railing made of wood.
Legend has it that men and women in love walk across the long wedding bridge together, love will last forever. Therefore, there are often pairs of young men and women walking on the bridge holding hands, in the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and water backdrop seems particularly romantic.
The ancient custom of "walking marriage"
The Mosuo people on Lugu Lake practiced the custom of "walking marriage", in which a man does not marry and a woman does not get married. During the day, adult Mosuo men and women express their feelings for their lovers by dancing and singing at gatherings. If a man is interested in a woman, he will go to the woman's "Flower House" (the room of the adult Mosuo woman) in the middle of the night after the woman has made an appointment during the day.
Here, men call their female lovers "Axia", and women call their male lovers "Azhu". As night falls, the marriage bridge is filled with "Azhi" who are on their way to their appointments. The "Azhu" cannot enter the room of the "Axia" through the front door, but have to climb through the window. As there are many adult sisters in a woman's family, there are also a lot of ajusshi.
Therefore, there is a code between "A Note" and "A Xia" to agree to meet, and only when the code is correct, "A Xia" will let "A Note" enter her room. A note" into their own boudoir. At this time, they must hang their hats outside the door to indicate that they are dating, so that others will not disturb them. "Azhu must leave the Flower House at dawn the next day, and may choose to go out through the front door at that time. It is considered rude to stay until dawn or until the woman's elders wake up.
Spring, summer, fall and winter on the Wedding Bridge
The spring breeze is gentle and warm, knocking at your face. Walking wedding bridge to see a clear blue sky with thousands of changes in the cloud, the season of recovery of all things, everything is so peaceful.
Summer Lugu Lake, the wind is cool. Grass in the sea of grass exuberantly open, a large turquoise as far as the eye can see.
Autumn, the most beautiful season of Lugu Lake. The color of Lugu Lake changes from turquoise to golden, especially the grass sea, a piece of golden as if the ocean.
In winter, the color around the Wedding Bridge starts to turn green slowly, after a whole winter precipitation, all the things on the shore of Lugu Lake are vibrant.
The golden yellow sea of grass and the sunny sky
Grosgrain flowers bloom all over the mountain
That kind of unparalleled beauty you should go and feel it