The Lisu people (Lisu: ꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ; Burmese: လီဆူလူမျိုး, ; Chinese: 傈僳 族; pinyin: Lìsùzú; Thai: ลีสู่) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit mountainous regions of Myanmar (Burma), southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Lisu live mostly in the western part of Yunnan Province in China but are scattered across the valleys of Nujiang (Salween) and Langcang (Mekong) rivers of China and are found in the neighboring countries as far west as eastern Tirap (at the extreme northeast corner of India) and as far south as Kamphaeng Phet and Phitsunulok in Thailand.

The majority of Lisu live in Yunnan Province. An additional 15,000 live in Sichuan, and a small number can also be found in southern Tibet. Thousands of Lisu migrated from their original homeland during the last century. Many now live in faraway Myanmar, Thailand, and northeast India. Identity: The Lisu are one of China’s official minorities ...

2019年11月1日 · Over the past six years, De has worked extensively on documenting the indigenous Tibeto-Burman Lisu community living deep inside the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh, along the Indo-Myanmar border.

2024年3月19日 · Lisu tribe, also called 'Yobin' in India, live in the most eastern corner of the country in Shidi Valley and Nibodi village of Arunachal Pradesh, surrounded by Namdapha National Park. It is one of the minority tribes of Arunachal Pradesh of India.

The indigenous Lisu people have a very interesting folkloric history about the origin of their people. One day there came a great flood, which drowned all but a boy and his sister. Knowing of the incest taboo, they looked for omens to help them decide whether to let the human race die out or to continue it.

About the tribe: The Lisu or Yobin are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh and also in Myanmar (Burma), southwest China and Thailand. Their...

2022年8月26日 · The Lisu people are an ethnic group who live in western Yunnan province in China, northern Myanmar, northeast India and northern Thailand. There are approximately 1.2 million Lisu people in the world. The Lisu language is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family and is closely related to Tibeta

2018年9月6日 · He’s recounting a folktale from the Lisu tribe, a group of people who have lived on this remote expanse of land in Arunachal Pradesh, India, close to the border with Myanmar, for generations. The story ends when Lecha and Secha have reached old age. They’ve spent their lives seeking others, and at last, they wind up back where they started.

The Lisu people (Lisu: ꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵꓽ; Burmese: လီဆူလူမျိုး, [lìsʰù]; Chinese: 傈僳 族; pinyin: Lìsùzú; Thai: ลีสู่) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit mountainous regions of Myanmar (Burma), southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.