Italian tourists enjoy seeing Wa shrine in Pu'er

Italian tourists David and Tjasa were recently captivated by the Longmoye sacrificial site in Ximeng county, southwest Yunnan’s Pu'er city.

"Longmoye" is a term from the Wa language, where "Long" means forest and "moye" refers to buffalo heads. Thus, the term means a "holy forest where buffalo heads are hung."

As a site for the primitive religious sacrifices of the Wa people, this place is characterized by the hanging of over 3,000 buffalo skulls. It embodies the Wa people's animistic nature worship.

Video source: Ximeng Digital Media Center