Editing Mosuo (section)

==Lifestyle==

===Daily life===
Mosuo culture is primarily agrarian, with work based on farming tasks such as raising [[livestock]] (yak, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry) and growing crops, including grains and potatoes. The people are largely [[Self-sustainability|self-sufficient]] in diet, raising enough for their daily needs. Meat is an important part of their diet and, since they lack refrigeration, is preserved through salting or smoking. The Mosuo are renowned for their preserved pork, which may be kept for 10 years or more. They produce a local [[Alcoholic beverage|alcoholic]] [[Drink|beverage]] made from grain, called ''sulima'', which is similar to strong wine. Sulima is drunk regularly and usually offered to guests and at ceremonies and festivals.<ref name = LLMCDA-daily>Lugu Lake Mosuo Cultural Development Association (2006). {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120912185016/http://www.mosuoproject.org/daily.htm The Mosuo: Daily Life]}}. Retrieved on: 2011-07-11.</ref>

Local economies tend to be [[barter]]-based. However, increased interaction with the outside world brings greater use of a cash-based trade system. Average incomes are low (US$150–200 per year), causing financial restrictions when cash is needed for activities such as education or travel. Electricity has been introduced in most Mosuo communities, but some villages still lack electric power.<ref name = LLMCDA-daily/>

Mosuo homes consist of four rectangular structures arranged in a square, around a central courtyard. The first floor houses livestock, including water buffalo, horses, geese, and poultry. The main cooking, eating and visiting areas are also on the first floor. The second floor is commonly used for storage and for the bedrooms.<ref name = LLMCDA-daily/>

===Role of women===
As soon as a Mosuo girl becomes old enough, she learns the tasks that she will perform for the rest of her life. Mosuo women do all the housework, including cleaning, tending the fire, cooking, gathering firewood, feeding the livestock, and spinning and weaving.<ref name="Kingdom">Kingdom of Women: The Matriarchal Mosuo of China (2007, 54 min.) Films for the Humanities and Societies</ref><ref name="Hua"/> In the past, due to isolation, Mosuo women produced all their own household goods. Today, due to increased trade with surrounding villages and cities, it is easier to obtain goods. Nevertheless, some Mosuo women, especially those of older generations, know how to use looms to produce cloth goods.

===Role of men===
[[File:Mosuo boys.jpg|thumb|Mosuo men]]

Mosuo men help to bring up the children of their sisters and female cousins, build houses, and are in charge of livestock and fishing,<ref name = "Kingdom" /> which they learn from their uncles and older male family members as soon as they are old enough. Some misleading authors claim men have no responsibility in Mosuo society — they have no jobs, rest all day, and conserve their strength for nighttime visits.<ref name = "Ladies">{{citation | title = The Ladies of the Lake: A Matriarchal Society | publisher = Journeymen Pictures| isbn = 978-1463105402 }}.</ref>

Men deal with the slaughter of livestock, in which women never participate. Slaughtered pigs, in particular, are kept whole and stored in a dry, airy place that keeps them edible for up to ten years.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} This is especially helpful when harsh winters make food scarce.