Is there 1 polygamy in China?

Polygamy in the traditional sense in China has disappeared.

However, Mosuo people who live by Lugu Lake at the junction of Yunnan and Sichuan mainly practice "Axia" marriage. "xia" means "friend". The men and women who establish this kind of marriage relationship are called "xia" instead of husband and wife. The characteristic of Axia marriage is that men don't marry women. Men go to women's houses at night. Going back to their hometown to work and live the next morning, both husband and wife did not organize the same family. The conclusion of this relationship between Xia and Xia is based on the principle that close relatives of maternal blood do not get married, and is generally not limited by age, money, seniority, grade and nationality.

This can also be understood as polygamy in a broad sense.

In addition, Lijiang Naxi matriarchal family. Mainly exists in the Naxi nationality along Lugu Lake. According to 1956 statistics, such families account for 40 ~ 50% of the total number of local households. This paper introduces the relationship between matriarchal family members according to the kinship terms of Han nationality. Matrilineal families include grandmothers and their brothers and sisters, mothers and their brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, aunts, children of brothers and sisters, etc. , generally two to four generations, with an average of about 7-8 people. There are as many as 20-30 people in a few families. The characteristics of this kind of family are: family members generally live a married life; Mothers and fathers are the same, and maternal blood is the basis for maintaining the family; Property is inherited according to the matriarchal line, from mother to children and from uncle to niece. A man's status at home is uncle, uncle, brother, mother's son or uncle's nephew. Every matriarchal family has a patriarch, usually an elderly or capable woman. For example, she is responsible for arranging life, managing warehouses and receiving guests. Women are also the hosts of some sacrificial activities. Men often praise women: "crops are easy to do, business can be done, people dare to speak in front, and the house will be in charge." The matriarchal family's property is divided equally, which is more primitive. In the family, the natural division of labor is generally carried out according to gender and age. The traditional matriarchal concept holds that "women are the root species, and if they are lacking, they will be cut off." When a family has no heiress, it always adopts a daughter; A few families adopted their sons because there were no suitable adopted daughters. The adopted son should change from the adoptive mother's surname and continue the bloodline of the adoptive mother's family. This can also be regarded as polygamy in a broad sense.