Lugu Lake, a provincial scenic spot, is located in Lugu Lake Town, Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province, just outside the border of Sichuan and Yunnan, 258 kilometers away from Xichang City, just like a huge white pearl embedded in the southwest of the motherland. Her picturesque scenery, unique matriarchal folk customs, Noah's Ark in Christianity and bells and drums in Lamaism are all so striking that many tourists turn their eyes to this mysterious land.
Lugu Lake, called Shenami locally, means the sea and Mother Lake. Seen from a height, it is the largest natural freshwater lake in Sichuan, such as a flying swallow spreading its wings. The lake area is 50.8 square kilometers, with 10,000 mu of grass sea and a water level of 2,688 meters. It is known as the pearl of the plateau. There are seven islands in the lake, slim and graceful, with lush trees. In the northwest of the lake, the majestic Gemu Mountain stands tall, which is the goddess gem personified by the Japanese. The southeast of the lake is connected with Caohai, where the grass is abundant, the cattle and sheep are fat, the dense reeds in the shallow sea ripple with the wind, and the flowers and plants are in full bloom. Every winter, thousands of rare migratory birds such as swans and black-necked cranes inhabit here, adding a kind of life and scenery. Around the lake, in the dense virgin forest, rare animals such as tigers, leopards, roes, deer, rock sheep, red pandas, macaques, and impala haunt them, giving people a little awe and a little wild interest. Lake, criss-crossing, pastoral scenery, sunrise, sunset, wooden houses, smoke curling, pastoral Chen chen, fishing fire, brothers and sisters, hand in hand, what a beautiful farmhouse, which makes tourists emotional.
People living on the banks of Lugu Lake had unique marriage customs. The heads of households are all women, and their family members are of maternal descent. For example, among family members, grandparents only have grandmothers and their brothers and sisters, and mothers only have mothers, uncles and aunts. Hugh's married children call their father Abao or Ada. Here, everything is so magical and simple, whether it is a bar mitzvah, a Axiu wedding, a matriarchal family or a funeral, it is unique. Every etiquette and custom is a beautiful and moving story, and every pastoral poem is full of mystery, romance and poetry, giving people reverie and memories.
The beauty of Lugu Lake is more beautiful. In addition to the peculiar wedding customs, the unique costumes of boys and girls by Lugu Lake are even more eye-catching. Lugu Lake is not only a daughter country, but also a song and dance kingdom. Once they set foot on this hot land, all the tourists were moved by Ahabara, who was close at hand and carefree, and were lured by the rolling armor. Look, the piggy boat floating in the distance, carrying a-mei, beckons to you and opens her throat: Oh, my friend, don't go when you come. A-mei will accompany you to the western end of the moon.
In this fertile land of Lugu Lake, people's food culture is also deeply infected with the characteristics of nature and simplicity. Up to now, people's diet on that day, whether it is staple food or non-staple food, still uses mountain spring water, herbs, nuts and whole grains as condiments, which are artificially brewed, pickled and roasted, put on the altar, put on the fire, put in the pot, and then open to distant tourists for several days, months or even years. This is the famous pork belly, Surima wine and wine in Lugu Lake. These delicious foods dazzle you and leave you with endless aftertaste.
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