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    Plan Yunnan ethnic culture tour of Lisu Ethnic Minority, visit the featured ethnic towns and villages of Lisu Ethnic Group, discover the History, Food and Dining, Clothing, Customs and Traditions, Architecture, Festivals, Crafts, Religion,Language, Population and Distribution of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Yunnan.

    The Lisu ethnic group numbers 634,912 people, and most of them live in concentrated communities in Bijiang, Fugong, Gongshan and Lushui counties of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan Province. The rest are scattered in Lijiang, Baoshan, Diqing, Dehong, Dali, Chuxiong prefectures or counties in Yunnan Province as well as in Xichang and Yanbian counties in Sichuan Province, living in small communities with the Han, Bai, Yi and Naxi peoples.

    The Lisu language belongs to the Chinese-Tibetan language family. In 1957, a new alphabetic script was created for the Lisu people.

    The Lisus inhabit a mountainous area slashed by rivers. It is flanked by Gaoligong Mountain on the west and Biluo Mountain on the east, both over 4,000 meters above sea level. The Nujiang River and the Lancang River flow through the area, forming two big valleys. The average annual temperature along the river basins ranges between 17 and 26 degrees Centigrade, and the annual rainfall averages 2,500 millimeters. Main farm crops are maize, rice, wheat, buckwheat, sorghum and beans. Cash crops include ramie, lacquer trees and sugarcane. Many parts of the mountains are covered with dense forests, famous for their China firs. In addition to rare animals, the forests yield many medicinal herbs including the rhizome of Chinese gold thread and the bulb of fritillary. The Lisu area also has abundant mineral and water resources.

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Lisu "Jizi" and "Qiben" Player in Shangri-la County, Diqing Li Xuehua - Inheritor of Lisu "Qiben"-playing Skill in Lushui City, Nujiang  Deng Sikua - Inheritor of Lisu Folk Song in Fugong County, Nujiang  Cao Fuchang - Inheritor of Lisu Folk Song in Yongde County, Lincang  Cai Fuyun - Inheritor of Lisu Folk Song and Dance in Tengchong County, Baoshan Cai Xuezhen - Inheritor of Lisu Folk Song and Dance in Huaping County, Lijiang  Yu Xinzhi - Inheritor of Lisu Ethnic Costume-making Skill in Weixi County, Diqing  Yu Ziliang - Inheritor of Crossbow-making Craft in Weixi County, Diqing  Feng Yunbo - Inheritor of Lisu Textile Craft and Embroidery Skill in Weixi County, Diqing  Yu Xiuzhi - Inheritor of Lisu Straw Plaiting-craft in Weixi County, Diqing  Li Guilan - Inheritor of Lisu Ethnic Costume-making Skill in Weixi County, Diqing Che Siheng - Inheritor of Lisu Traditional Musical Instrument Fabrication in Fugong County, Nujiang  Du Fudi - Inheritor of Lisu Textile Craft in Fugong County, Nujiang  Hu Yuxiu - Representative Inheritor of  Lisu "Dudada"  in Longling County, Baoshan  Li Xuehua - Representative Inheritor of Lisu Folk Song Project in Lushui City, Nujiang  Li Xueqiang - Inheritor of Lisu Feat of "Climbing the Knife Pole and Diving into the Fire Sea" in Lushui City, Nujiang Xiong Ziyi - Inheritor of Lisu Folk Music in Weixi County, Diqing Wang Li - Inheritor of Lisu Folk Song in Lushui City, Nujiang Gudang Village Lisu Ethnic Culture Protection Area in Maji Town of Fugong County, Nujiang Tongle Village Lisu Ethnic Culture Protection Area in Yezhi Town of Weixi County, Diqing Guake Dance of Lisu Ethnic Minority Folk Songs of Lisu Ethnic Minority Shuicheng Lisu Ethnic Culture Protection Area in Tengchong City, Baoshan Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Huaping County, Lijiang Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Lufeng County, Chuxiong Pinhuo Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Xiangyun County, Dali Dragon Worship Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Xiangyun County, Dali Qiren Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Xiangyun County, Dali Knife-ladder-climbing Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Yangbi County, Dali Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Binchuan County, Dali Baofengsi Village of Daying Town in Binchuan County, Dali Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Yunlong County, Dali Biaocun Lisu Ethnic Town in Yunlong County, Dali Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Yongping County, Dali Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Yingjiang County, Dehong Folk Song of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Nujiang Baishi Folk Song of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Nujiang Sand Burying Lover Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Gongshan County, Nujiang Tuoxiangpi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Deqin and Weixi, Diqing Waqiqi Dance of Lisu Ethnic Minority Achi Mugua Dance of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Weixi County, Diqing Liming Lisu Ethnic Town in Yulong County, Lijiang Mucheng Yi and Lisu Ethnic Town in Longling County, Baoshan Shouhuo (Harvest) Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority Torch Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority Miaowei Lisu Ethnic Town of Yunlong County in Dali Zhongying Lisu and Yi Ethnic Town in Binchuan County, Dali Longling Yi and Lisu Ethnic Town of Longling County in Baoshan Junsai Wa, Lahu, Lisu and Deang Ethnic Town in Zhenkang County, Lincang City Tuoding Lisu Ethnic Town in Deqin County, Diqing Xiaruo Lisu Ethnic Town in Deqin County, Diqing Sishengbu Choir of Lisu Ethnic People in Lushui County, Nujiang Cuiyu Lisu and Pumi Ethnic Town of Ninglang County in Lijiang Songping Lisu and Yi Ethnic Town of Yongsheng County in Lijiang Chuanfang Lisu and Dai Ethnic Town of Huaping County in Lijiang Tongda Lisu Ethnic Town of Huaping County in Lijiang Xinzhuang Lisu and Dai Ethnic Town of Huaping County in Lijiang Guanghua Lisu and Yi Ethnic Town of Yongsheng County in Lijiang Dongfeng Lisu Ethnic Town of Yongsheng County in Lijiang Dongshan Lisu and Yi Ethnic Town of Yongsheng County in Lijiang Liude Lisu and Yi Ethnic Town of Yongsheng County in Lijiang Spring Bathing Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority, Nujiang Christmas Day of Lisu Ethnic Minority in Nujiang Kuoshi Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority

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