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In Yunnan's paradise-like "daughter country", there lives a mysterious and unique ethnic minority group - the Mosuo people. There is a unique marriage custom known as "walking marriage".
A girl named Yang Erche Namu was born in this land that is not well known to outsiders.
According to the tradition of the Mosuo people, Yang Erche Namu will officially enter the age of "walking marriage" when he is 13 years old. The rule of walking marriage is that a man comes to the woman's house in the dead of night, and after a night together, he must leave before it gets dark.
Even if an heir is born, the woman has no right to raise it, but can only leave it to the man's relatives to take care of her. For Yang Erche Namu's mother, it is undoubtedly the pride and glory of the family to let her daughter join the ranks of "walking marriage".
However, Yang Erche Namu was suspicious of this ancient custom. At the window of her home, she often sings alone, as if she is pouring out some kind of longing and longing in her heart to the outside world.
Those bright and persistent eyes are watching the road ahead in the future.
At this juncture, a cultural propaganda team that went deep into Yunnan to collect wind quietly came to the village of the Mosuo people. They found Yang Erche Namu's beautiful and moving singing voice, which was as fresh and pleasant as the morning light.
As a result, Yang Erche Namu was recruited into the song and dance troupe, and the trajectory of his life changed dramatically.
The desire to escape from the depths of her heart was finally released, and she got rid of the burden of joining the "walking marriage". Yang Erche Namu carried seven eggs on his back alone, crossed the jungle swamp, and ran forward into the distance.
The bumpy road to study led her to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she had always dreamed of and started a new musical life.
Leaving his hometown and studying in the unfamiliar city of Shanghai is not an easy task for Yang Erche Namu. As an orphan, she completely lost the financial support of her family and had to rely on her own hands to work hard.
During the day, Yang Erche Namu puts on a uniform and earns a living singing in bars or restaurants outside the campus. When she returns to the dormitory in the evening, she will immerse herself in the piano room or in the stacks of books, reading music theory and notes page by page.
In this way, in the midst of hardship and struggle, she used perseverance to complete her music dream little by little.
Outside the dormitory window, there is a neon glittering in the night sky of Shanghai. When classmates are out playing, the lonely Yang Erche Namu will always be alone in a daze at the table lamp.
Sometimes she would pick up a pen and scribble on manuscript paper, writing down her reverie about music. Despite the hardships of life, her love for music has never diminished.
In order to be able to devote himself wholeheartedly to his studies, Yang Erche Namu even did not hesitate to sell the precious bracelet that had been passed down from his family. It was the last gift that her grandmother left to her before she died, and she once regarded it as the most precious treasure.
But music is far more important than materiality, and she categorically swapped her bracelet for banknotes.
In this way, during his days in Shanghai, Yang Erche Namu wrote his own chapter of life with his diligence and tenacity. Loneliness, poverty, and struggle, all of these turned into a ladder on her way to study, and finally walked to the day of graduation step by step.
After leaving the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Yang Erche Namu came to San Francisco, USA, and started a new stage of life. It was here that she met Larry, the richest man in California at the time.
Larry has a strong interest in minority culture and is eager to learn more about the mysterious Mosuo people in the East, so he takes the initiative to meet Yang Erche Namu and falls in love.
The two soon entered the marriage hall, and Yang Erche Namu lived a carefree and wealthy life. For a while, they were also close friends with the Jobs, and during the conversation, Yang Erche Namu gained a deeper knowledge and understanding of the subject of "ethnic minorities".
She found that Westerners have an innate curiosity and yearning for the different cultures of the East.
It's a pity that this rich and glorious marriage didn't last long, and the two were estranged because of the difference in cultural background, and finally chose to break up and divorce. Larry returned to his original life circle, and Yang Erche Namu began a new road of "international marriage".
Shortly after the divorce, a diplomat from Norway approached Yang Erche Namu. The two knew each other and soon "lived together" and were together for seven years.
In the past seven years, Yang Erche Namu has called herself a "diplomat's wife" in China's high society, living a life of flowers and willows.
However, any relationship that has been together for a long time will inevitably have cracks. Just as the "seven-year itch" came, Yang Erche Namu's relationship with the diplomat also came to an end.
The end of this "cohabiting" relationship marks a stage end to her "international marriage" life.
I have to say that Yang Erche Namu's series of ups and downs in marriage experience reflect her heart's persistence in the Mosuo "walking marriage" tradition. Although her lifestyle seems modern and open, her inheritance and devotion to family customs have never wavered.
Perhaps this is the starting point and root of her "international marriage".
After leaving the wealthy family, Yang Erche Namu began to move to the entertainment industry after returning to China. With her unique personal charm, Yang Erche Namu was soon favored by entertainment companies and was invited to serve as a judge of the popular talent show "Happy Boys".
As a judge, Yang Erche Namu has a full sense of presence. She not only used her talent and professional perspective to guide the students, but also broke out jaw-dropping inside information in the live broadcast many times.
One of the most famous is that she publicly exposed the secret relationship between popular idol Zhang Jie and Xie Na on the show.
This explosive news stirred up a thousand waves on the Internet, and completely pushed Yang Erche Namu's name to the forefront of the entertainment industry. Since then, she has become a little famous in this circle.
Not long after, the famous movie star Li Xiaolu fell into a marriage crisis, and public opinion was in an uproar. At this juncture, Yang Erche Namu once again turned on her "spit" mode, and generously admitted that she had also suffered the painful experience of her mother taking away her sweetheart.
These words undoubtedly poured oil on the fire, and even ignited netizens' curiosity about Yang Erche Namu. Everyone is speculating and looking forward to what else this mysterious woman from Yunnan will break out.
Sure enough, not long after, Yang Erche Namu unexpectedly broke a surprising news again - she was once in love with a senior French leader, but finally failed to enter the marriage hall for some reason.
This revelation undoubtedly made her fame reach its peak in the entertainment industry, but at the same time, it also triggered strong criticism and accusations around the world.
In the face of such huge pressure from public opinion, Yang Erche Namu chose to be calm and silent. She withdrew from the public eye and kept silent about all kinds of speculation in the outside world.
Some people think that she is reflecting on life, while others speculate that she is gathering strength and preparing to fight back. But it is undeniable that in just a few years, Yang Erche Namu's appearance in the entertainment industry is staggering.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the entertainment industry, Yang Erche Namu did not disappear. During these relatively quiet days, she published a book called "Out of the Daughter Country".
The book vividly depicts the mysterious tradition of "walking marriage" of the Mosuo people and the life style of the isolated "daughter country".
As soon as it came out, the book caused an uproar at home and abroad. For Western readers, the strange lifestyle of the Mosuo people is undoubtedly a new cultural shock.
They are full of curiosity about this "deviant" and unfamiliar culture.
Soon, a large number of tourists and explorers flocked to Yunnan to see the true face of the "daughter country". These Westerners are all yearning for the simple, primitive, almost debauched way of life described in the book.
The influx of a large number of immigrants has undoubtedly had a tremendous impact on the traditional life of the Mosuo people. The local ecological environment has been seriously polluted as never before under the wave of tourism development.
At the same time, some ill-intentioned traders have also taken advantage of the situation to peddle fake and shoddy goods such as so-called "cultural souvenirs of walking marriage".
Yang Erche Namu published this book without malice, but it did cause some unexpected negative effects. The arrival of those tourists has brought economic benefits to the local area, but it has also shattered the peaceful life of the Mosuo people for generations.
In addition, the book's vivid depiction of the "walking marriage" culture has also caused many doubts and criticisms of this mysterious tradition. Whether this kind of marriage custom belongs to incest, which is disordered by human ethics, or is it the wisdom of life?
In the face of this huge wave of controversy, Yang Erche Namu, as the author of the book, rarely responded. She seems to have left this "burning fire" behind her and continues to live her high-profile and low-key life.