Ethnic Customs

Lisu People

Lisu People

The Lisu people are one of the most populous ethnic minorities in the Ruili mountainous areas after the Jingpo, De'ang and Han peoples. It is mainly distributed in the villages such as Banzha Village in Mengxiu Township and Banling Village and Banyang Village in Huyu Township. They are mostly distributed in mountainous areas and semi-mountainous areas in a pattern characterized by scattered living in terms the whole ethnicity and group living in terms of a small community. The costumes of Lisu women are roughly the same as their counterparts in the basin of the Nujiang River. They wear hats made of shells and beads, tops whose right collars are placed on the left collars, linen dresses, light-colored blouses fitted for the waist and dark-colored cotton-padded jackets. They also wear necklaces made of various shells, beads, silver coins and agate, and their clothes are finely made with beautiful motifs. Men's clothing and accessories include generally black and blue head cloths, short or long linen shirt or gown, and short or long swords. The traditional ethnic festivals of the Lisu people are the Kuoshi Festival and Sword Ladder Climbing Festival. During the festival, the Lisu people gather in their best clothes and perform acrobatics such as climbing a sword ladder and walking on fire. They sing and dance the night away till the next morning.

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