成人快手

Nestled at the foot of the Tibetan plateau, Lake Lugu, also known as the "Kingdom of daughters", is home to 30,000 Mosuo people.

On the shores of Lake Lugu, the ancient people of Mosuo developed a culture that is shockingly different from the rest of paternalistic China. Here women rule the roost and couples do not marry.

Painted as a mysterious otherworldly paradise, tens of thousands of Chinese tourists flock to Lake Lugu every year for a glimpse of this small matrilineal society.

Haimo Li travels to China to find out how many traditional values the Mosuo have held onto, despite the invasion of tourism and popular culture.

What do the Mosuo themselves think about cultural preservation and getting their share of the 21st Century?

Picture: Mosuo women in traditional dress, Credit: AP

This World Stories documentary was first broadcast in 2007.