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Lugu Lake, you will find this small boat from ancient times, drifting like leaves on the surface of the lake or in the sea of grass, shuttling back and forth. Speaking of the pigsty boat, the Mosuo people have a touching story. Long ago,
Lugu Lakewas not a lake, but a "land of Ru", a low-lying basin. There are nine villages there, surrounded by vast forests. The soil is fertile, the grass is beautiful, and the food is abundant. At the foot of Lion Mountain in the west, north of the mountain rocks, there is a "Xie Bao Ku" meaning the cave of gushing springs. Throughout the year, clear spring water flows out from here. There is a mute shepherd who grazes here every day with lunch cakes. If you're thirsty, take a few sips from this spring water. One day, when there was no water coming out of the cave, he was very strange. At first glance, it turned out to be a big fish blocking the entrance of the cave. So the mute pulled out his waist knife and cut off a piece of fish meat from his waist, burning it and eating it. The next day, the parts of the fish that were cut off were restored. From then on, the mute no longer brought food from home and ate fish for lunch every day. Over time, the family couldn't help but feel strange when they saw the mute person going out without food, still looking like a red face. Ask the mute, but he can't say anything, so he follows him to see what's going on. As soon as they saw the big fish at the entrance of the cave, greedy people wanted to grab it and enjoy it at home. So they rushed nine sets of eighteen cows, lifted the poles, and used nine ropes to try to trap the fish, desperately pulling them out. The fish was dragged out, but disaster followed. The flood surged out of the cave entrance, instantly submerging all the villages, as well as all the people and livestock. The entire basin became a vast ocean, forming today's "Xie Nami" or
Lugu Lake. Only a woman who was feeding pigs saw a flood rolling towards her. In a critical moment, she quickly jumped into the pigsty, escaped the disaster, and survived. Later generations have been using this pig trough shaped canoe to commemorate this brave and wise woman
Pig Trough Boatis not only used for fishing, shrimp catching, pig grass harvesting and other production labor, but also an important tool for the engagement of "Ah Xiao" along the lake. When young men and women or two ships meet, they sing songs and sigh three times; Or sharing the same boat and language. Unrestrained, indulging in laughter; Or snuggle together in the boat, talk in detail, and express love; The boat is floating on the water, and people are in the light boat, enjoying themselvesPig Trough Ship, has fulfilled many romantic relationships and taken over the Mosuo companion of "Ah Xiao". When turning the sea, green pine branches and leaves were ignited at the bow of the boat, and wisps of green smoke drifted away with the slow moving canoe of# 21# and# 22#; People take boats to travel around the lakePig Trough ShipIn the Peach Blossom Spring of "No Han, No Wei Jin", everything around is quiet and mysterious, so carefree and romantic that one forgets time and oneself
