Gemu of Lion Mountain

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The Mosuo people around their sacred Lake Lugu are society organized around the female and are matrilineal. Fascinatingly, their mountain Goddess Gemu resides in Lion Mountain (which includes a cave).

Gemu of the Mosuo. Niflheim974, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Gemu Goddess Cave, August 2018." Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Gemu Goddess Cave banner, August 2018." Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.


"Ode à la déesse Gemu, la montagne-mère des Moso - Matriarcat sans père ni mari, Chine."


"1924, Joseph Rock discovers the Mosuo women's kingdom of Mother-Goddess Gemu - Matriarchy, China."