A place where women are treated as equals

Imagine living in a matriarchal society where women make the important decisions, own and pass on land to their daughters and do not practice marriage or monogamy.

That's what Choo Waihong, a corporate lawyer from Singapore, did for six years, off and on, after building a house among the Mosuo ethnic group in Yunnan province.

Most curious tourists spend more time getting to the Mosuo's home around Lugu Lake, a 7 to 9 hour drive from Lijiang, than they spend visiting. But that wasn't enough for Choo. She made it her second home, even becoming the godmother of a young Mosuo girl.