The Lisu people first lived in the Jinsha River Basin at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, and then gradually moved to the Nujiang area in western Yunnan and settled down. The Lisu people are a unique ethnic group in Yunnan. They mainly live in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture and Weixi Lisu Autonomous County in Yunnan Province. The rest are scattered in Lijiang, Baoshan, Diqing, Dehong, Dali, Chuxiong and other prefectures and counties in Yunnan Province, as well as in Xichang and Yanzhou in Sichuan. Yuan, Muli, Dechang and other counties. The Lisu people are descendants of the Di Qiang people, a branch of the Tibeto-Burman language group. The Lisu people have their own language, which belongs to the Yi branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The original script was very imperfect, and a new script based on the Latin alphabet was created in 1957.
The folk literature of the Lisu people is rich and colorful. Myths and legends such as "Genesis" and "Our Ancestors" are valuable materials for studying the ancient history of the Lisu people. They are also treasures in the treasure house of Chinese folk literature. Their poetry is relatively Pay attention to rhythm, rhythm and neat confrontation. Some pun poems often cleverly contain metaphors with fresh artistic conception, which is the most prominent feature of Lisu poetry.
The Lisu people are mainly engaged in agriculture, and their marriage is monogamous. The clothing of the Lisu people is very distinctive. Women wear embroidered tops and linen skirts, and like to wear red and white beads, corals, shells and other accessories; men wear short clothes, linen coats, a sword on the left waist, and an arrow pouch on the right waist. The tribe is good at singing and dancing, and they will sing and dance to their heart's content during harvest, wedding, hunting and house-building seasons. The Lisu people believe that all things are animistic and worship the ancestral light. Traditional festivals include Kuashi Festival (New Year), Knife Festival, Harvest Festival, etc. Lisu stamp characters. The Lisu people are very fond of singing and singing. There is a saying that "you can't do it without eating salt; you can't do it without singing." Folk songs are simple and touching, with rich melodies. Traditional dances are mostly group dances, some imitating animals, and some expressing production and life. Traditional musical instruments include pipa, kuxian, four-stringed instrument and reed.
The Lisu people are mainly engaged in agriculture, growing corn, rice, buckwheat, etc. The Lisu people believe in primitive religion and worship nature. Some also believe in Christianity and Catholicism.
The Lisu people have a long history. Its ancestors originally lived on both sides of the Jinsha River. After the 16th century, they began to move into Nujiang, Dehong and other places. The clan name Tang Dynasty has been recorded in history. As the national self-proclaimed transliteration of the word "Lisu", in history there have been "Lisu", "Lisu", "Lisu", "Lixie", "Lisuo", "Lisu", "Lisu", etc. Different ways of writing.
The Lisu people also have their own language. The Lisu people belong to the Yi branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Three scripts have been used. One is a script based on English letters created by Western missionaries (Fu Nengren), one is a syllabic script created by farmers in Weixi County, and the other is a script in the form of Latin letters created after the founding of New China.