Weaving the Moso

Lihua Li

I was indeed honoured to visit A Qi Du Zhi Ma (A Qi), who was the Moso weaving inheritor. Georgia Panagi (an MA student who was studying Arts and Lifestyle Journalism in LCC) and I spent five days on living in A Qi’s home, located in Wa La Bi, Wenquan Village, Yongning Town，Ninglang County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China. Experiencing life and learning Moso traditional hand-weaving skills from A Qi. By employing various research methods: observation, interview and documenting, my project engaged to provide the world a unique and more objective window into the realities of daily life in Moso minority ethnic group, to realize their current status and challenges, to tell the story of Moso culture, identity, value and social patterns. An interactive, woven artwork has been created, displaying the unique cultural richness of China’s last matriarchal society.

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