Topic: The Mosuo Minority and Sustainable Cultural Development
Speaker: John Lombard
Language: English
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time: 9:30am – 12 noon
Venue: NLGX, 33 Nanluoguxiang, Jiaodaokou, Dongcheng District, Beijiing
RSVP: Please email volunteer@bjchp.org or call +86 10-6403 6532/606 to confirm your seat due to limited space.
According to the event announcement posted on BCHP’s website:
The Mosuo are one of China’s less known but very unique minority cultures. They are best known for the fact that they are one of the few remaining matriarchal cultures left in the world and have no system of marriage within their culture. Within the Mosuo culture, women are the head of the family and own all property and men and women alike are free to choose and change partners as they please.
Continue reading ‘BCHP April Lecture at NLGX’
Yesterday, we met with the team at Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (or BCHP) at NLGX Design & Cafe to discuss ways to work together. BCHP is a NGO “dedicated to mobilizing communities to protect [China's] rich and diverse cultural heritage. Matthew Hu, Managing Director at BCHP, shared with us some of their recent projects, including one called Friends of Old Beijing, which is dedicated to help the public understand the value of Beijing’s old neighborhoods, as well as promote awareness and enforcement of government regulations protecting Beijing’s hutongs and courtyard houses.
BCHP is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers, so if you are interested, please visit their website at www.bjchp.org to find out more!
Also, stay tuned to find out ways you can help out with BCHP and NLGX.
