Naxi History - Yunnan province – Action Asia 3 day Ultra - Naxi people mainly descended from Tibet - Lijiang is high on the plateau, near Tibet - and there are echoes of Tibet in the Naxi peoples facial features, costume, religion, and culture. It is often said, and truthfully, that religiously speaking, the Naxi believe in everything: Bon, totemism, shamanism, animism, Buddhism, Dao - a reflection of their long heritage as a cultural crossroads among the many peoples of Tibet, China, India, and Southeast Asia. The Naxi are a matriarchal people by tradition, where women typically do the hard work, while men sit around gossiping or indulge in less physically demanding endeavors such as painting and music. Lijiang Shangri-La Action Asia 3 day Ultra – Mar 27-29 2015 actionasiaevents
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