Mùsuǒ

Musuo, also known as Mengsuo, lies in the forested Wa mountains north of Menglian. The district belonged to the territory of the Menglian hereditary chiefs, whose authority extended across a number of mountain valleys. Wa communities had long inhabited the surrounding highlands, cultivating the slopes as well as maintaining their own village traditions. The neighboring basins linked them with Tai rulers and other peoples of the southwest.