Tell me more about the history of Wa women in Lincang, Yunnan.
The Wa people's economy is dominated by agriculture. I like eating Redmi, drinking strong tea, eating peppers, chewing betel nuts and drinking. Housing is dominated by two-story bamboo buildings. Clothing: black is the keynote. Women's wear varies from place to place. The most distinctive thing is to wear shawl-style collarless sleeveless dresses, skirts, hair bands, collars, necklaces, waist bands, bracelets and other jewelry made of silver or bamboo strips. According to Wa custom, housewives are responsible for cooking and distributing dishes. After the meal is done, put the rice in a big wooden plate and give it to your family. Everyone will get a bowl of soup. If there is meat, everyone will get an average share. The whole family squatted around the main fireplace for dinner, and if there were outsiders present, they were given a meal. Wa people generally have the habit of smoking. Compared with women of other ethnic groups in China, the status of Wa peasant women may be the highest. "According to legend, women understand a truth before men, that is, men listen to women and women dominate. Later, men understood the truth. Women don't want to lead, so let men lead. Women have led 30 generations and men have led 20 generations. Today, that is to say, the patriarchal clan system in the primitive society of the Wa people has not been established for a long time. " (2) Therefore, the concepts of "men are superior to women" and "three obedience and four virtues" accumulated unconsciously by women in China feudal society for thousands of years can not be found in the consciousness or unconsciousness of Wa women. The absence of this Millennium may be a pity from a sociological point of view, but from the perspective of women's status, it may be the greatest luck of Wa women. They actually skipped the injustice that women have endured for thousands of years. Wa women not only have the diligence, intelligence, kindness and ingenuity of traditional women in China, but also show generosity, freedom, willfulness and tenacity. Men don't seem to take advantage of them at all According to my own observation, women are still the majority in Wa rural families. They can plow, farm, weave, make clothes, smoke, drink in a big bowl, dance and sing. Combine beauty, ingenuity, strength and tenacity. Only after giving way to the twentieth generation, Wa women are completely confident in front of men. In fact, from the family point of view, Wa women are the most responsible and caring people. They not only take part in all the labor, but also bear all the responsibilities of raising children. In this way, Wa women have the strength and atmosphere of men. Ximeng has produced two female county magistrates, old Wei Hong and now Wei. Wei Hong, Wa nationality, Ximeng people. A name known to all women and children, a woman, a strong woman. A politician who can grasp the overall situation and shoulder heavy responsibilities. From 65438 to 0995, she went to Beijing to attend women's conferences around the world with the Wa people's future hopes and destiny. She said, "I'm Wa, my name is Wei Hong, and I'm from Wa Mountain. I'm carrying the mountain of Wa Mountain. I take the deep friendship of the Wa people and the hearts of the Wa people. I said I'm here. I want to greet you and pay tribute to you, girls and friends, women all over the world. 6. Romance and love "string women" Most Wa marriages are concluded through free love. The age of marriage is generally around 20 years old, and there are many boys and girls. However, young men and women can begin to participate in the social entertainment activities of Wa girls' love from the age of fifteen or sixteen. This kind of love activity is commonly known as "string sister". "String sisters" is carried out in a group way. Before the formal establishment of the relationship, there were few individual activities. In this kind of activity, men always take the initiative. String girls mainly perform at night. There is no specific place, mostly in girls' homes. Whenever night falls, young men and women will get together in groups of three or five. Boys will play sanxian and flute to the girls' home waiting for them. Everyone sang and danced together, gave each other cigarettes and betel nuts, combed their hair, laughed and played, made eyes at each other and told their hearts. After passing several girls, the young man will give her some gifts such as bracelets, necklaces, combs and headscarves after seeing a girl. If you don't see a girl reciprocate in a few days or a period of time, you can assume that she has a special liking for herself and is willing to be her lover. As for the girls, they took all the gifts, no matter who sent them. Because they think that the more gifts young people give, the better their appearance, personality and other conditions, the more glorious they feel. Girls' parents will also be happy and proud of the number of visiting daughters. But for young people who don't want to continue this relationship, the gift will be returned to him soon. In the process of stringing girls, if a young man takes a fancy to a girl, he will take the opportunity to steal her jewelry, headscarf and other things and propose to her. At this point, whether girls like it or not, they will make a hullabaloo about and pretend to resist. If you don't make a request within two or three days, it means that you have accepted the boy's courtship. Young men and women who have established a lover relationship will leave the group and start to communicate alone. Then formally propose to the media, get engaged, get married and tie the knot. Wa people are descendants of Baipu people in the pre-Qin period. "(1) because of geographical obstacles, they cut off contact with the outside world. When modern people come here, it is really "I don't know that there are Han people, no matter Wei and Jin Dynasties". They themselves know that they are more than 3,000 years behind. Only when outsiders came to see their strange way of life did they know that it was the end of primitive society. The real existence of this virtual human society is only archaeology and imagination. Just like Columbus discovered the new continent, it exudes all kinds of mysterious smells to the outside world.