Study On Inter-clan Marriage Of Contemporary Mosuo

Cross-national marriage is a topic that never stopped in human history development.It promotes the social stability and equality between the national communication.Cross-national marriage is vital factor to the stable development of China's ethnic minorities.The mosuo matriarchal family is called human history culture of "living fossil".And it is paid attention by the country and people of the world.The mosuo cross-national marriage promotes the national unity and social stability.But,meanwhile,cross-national marriage lead to the demise of the matrilineal family and affect the mosuo culture inheritance and protection.This is a big loss for the mosuo and even the world.I,based on the survey of Luoshui village and Baqi village,inducted and collated the current situation of cross-national marriage of the two villages,and knew the status of the mosuo ethnic intermarriage.By the study of mosuo culture,marriage and cross-national marriage,and the study of ethnic identity and cross-national marriage theory,I identified the causes and the conditions of the mosuo ethnic intermarriage.The mosuo cross-national marriage is closely related to the development of the society,especially the tourism development of Lugu lake.The development of tourism promote the development of mosuo cross-national marriage to a high level.After the enthusiasm leveled off slowly,the mosuo marriage will be more rational choice.First,they must take into account the needs of the family about choose partner.Second,they should choose walking marriage or marriage relationship without affecting the whole family.Only the mosuo conducted walking marriges within the groups,can the style maintained.Only walking marriages can maintain the mosuo matriarchal family,and only the matrilineal family can inherit and protect the matriarchal culture.In fact,Mosuo culture and matriarchal culture were not disappear so fast,as the number of the mosuo intermarriage increasing.Matrilineal family with her tolerance and sedate attitude forgive everyone related to its members and make people live together in peace.The ethnic intermarriage of mosuo promoted the equality between the different nationalities.The native broad-mindedness of mosuo make them can get along well with other ethnic groups.But,Cross-national marriage must have influence on the inheritance and development of mosuo culture.What people should do is advocate the mosuo cross-national marriage,be harmony with people of all nationalities,and call for the consciousness of protection and inheritance of the mosuo culture to each of the mosuo people in order to the fine tradition of the mosuo culture develop continuously in the process of harmonious social.