this king is a woman

The king of the Country of Women has no real power as a king since it is not a real country, but she may be symbolic for her village. Of course, this king is a woman, but she is called “King” instead of “Queen”, reflecting a maternal society. I heard that the “Queen” was originally a man, but for various reasons, a woman irregularly becomes King, which means a temporary and exceptional female king. However, here in Moso, to begin with, because it is a women’s country “Nu Er Guo” , it is not strange at all that a woman is called “King”. On the other hand, if a man becomes King, it means that he must be called a “male king”.

The story by the King of “Nu Er Guo”, Country of Women, in Recent Research Conducted on My Visit to the Matriarchal Society of Moso, Naxi Tribe in China’s Yunnan Province