Family Members of the Last Tusi

System of appointing national minority hereditary chieftain by the central government in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties called Tusi.The Tusi system of Luo in Tuwo, Lanping began in the Yuan Dynasty and endured through the Ming, Qing, and Republic of China periods. It lasted for nearly 600 years and was passed down through 23 generations until the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, when the Tusi system vanished.This article is written by Luo Meiyu, the granddaughter of Luo Xing, the last Tusi.The article elaborately depicts the legendary life of Luo Xing's wife Yang Huizhen, the bumpy life of his second daughter-in-law Li Zhenxi, and the growth journey of Luo Xing's granddaughter Luo Meiyu. Through the experiences of three generations of female relatives of the Luo's family and the truthful description of a series of historical events, the full text reflects the family traditions, marital relationships, educational concepts, moral etiquette, and living conditions of the upper class of ethnic minorities in southwest China.¿