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3 unusual facts about Nakhi people


Nakhi people

Among the Nakhi in Yongning County in Yunnan and the Yanyuan County in Sichuan, existing remnants of the Mosuo matriarchal family structure which were vigorously but unsuccessfully eradicated during the Communist era.

The official Chinese government classification includes the Mosuo as part of the Nakhi people, although neither ethnicity support this categorization.

Through both Han Chinese and Tibetan cultural influences, Tibetan Buddhism has gained widespread respect (especially in the case of the Mosuo).



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