By Jacqueline You | 2 August 2026 A Brief History of the Mosuo People The Mosuo, some of whom identify themselves as Na, are a culturally and linguistically distinctive population concentrated in the Yongning region and Lugu Lake, near the border of Yunnan and Sichuan. Their historical origins remain debated, while their language belongs to the Naish branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family and is closely related to Naxi (Walsh, 2005). From at least the medieval period, Mos

by Jacqueline You 28th July 2026 At the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain), a Naxi or Nakhi (纳西) community shows that resilience is not about resisting change, but about learning how to change without losing what matters most. Traditional homes, working animals and modern machinery (Photo credit: You, 2026) A village living with change High in the mountains of south-western China, beneath the peaks of Yulong Snow Mountain, Yuhu Village is finding its own

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