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Fraternal Polyandry Family In Qinghai's Burong Village

Fraternal Polyandry Family In Qinghai's Burong Village

YUSHU COUNTY, CHINA - JULY 18: (CHINA OUT) Tibetan man Gama Sangding (L) poses for a photo with his elder brother La Wen (R) and their common wife Cai Zhuo (C), in front of their tent at the Burong Village on July 18, 2007 in Anchong Township of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, northwest China. The 40-year-old Tibetan woman Cai Zhuo has two husbands who are brothers, 44-year-old La Wen and 41-year-old Gama Sangding. Fraternal Polyandry is a type of marriage that brothers live in a common area and share a common wife. When children are born into the arrangement, they call the oldest brother 'father' and the other brothers 'uncle' regardless of who the biological father is. Polyandry do not conform to the China's Marriage Law.

In this photo: La Wen, Gama Sangding, Cai Zhuo

Photo: China Photos/Getty Images

Jul 18, 2007
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