Lisu people mainly live in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, and the rest are distributed in Lijiang, Diqing, Dali, Baoshan, Dehong, Chuxiong and Lincang counties. Yanyuan, Yanbian, Muli and Dechang counties in Sichuan Province are also distributed. According to the statistics of the fifth national census in 2000, the population of Lisu is 6349 12. Lisu language is used, belonging to Yi branch of Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. Three scripts have been used successively, one is phonography created by western missionaries, the other is syllable script created by Lisu farmer Wang Renbo in Weixi County, and the third is Latin alphabet script created after the founding of New China, which has been implemented in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture. Lisu nationality originated from the Qiang nationality in Gushi, which moved southward, and belongs to the same ethnic origin as Yi nationality. Its surname was first seen in the works of the Tang Dynasty. Li Su Manchu, Li Manchu, Shi Man Manchu and Shunman Manchu in the historical records of the Tang Dynasty all belong to Wu Manchu, and they are distributed in Jinchuan, Yunnan Yabijiang, Jinsha River, Lancang River and other vast areas. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, it was mostly ruled by feudal lords of Naxi nationality in Lijiang. /kloc-In the middle of the 6th century, a large number of Lisu people, under the leadership of their leader Mubipa, moved to Nujiang and other areas in northwest Yunnan because they could not bear the threat of slavery and war. 17-19th century, after the failure of the uprising, people migrated many times, and some of them entered Myanmar; Some people moved to Laos, Thailand and other places. The migration continued until the Qing Dynasty. In the course of history, Lisu people have been integrated into the blood of many other nationalities. There is no doubt that the Lisu nationality is a branch of the ancient Yi people. But is it the Yi people today? This is a question that many scholars are skeptical about now. I think race will die, but race can't die! ! The following is my understanding of Yi and Lisu. 1. From the origin of Lisu people, he is a branch of Yi people. 2. His religious culture is the same as today's Yi people, especially Liangshan Yi people-ancestor worship and nature worship. From the totem point of view, there are dragons, tigers, chickens, snakes, birds, bamboo, buckwheat, trees, mountains and so on. 3. From the perspective of social organization, it is a family-led system based on consanguinity and ties, and everyone has the habit of revenge by blood clan. There is no essential difference between "Degu" of Liangshan Yi people and "Shiba Dog" and "Cuowu" of Lisu people. They all act as mediators. 4. From the witchcraft culture, there are two kinds of Lisu people, Niba and NiCuba, and the Yi people have Bimo and Suni. Pani and Bimo have higher social status than Pani and Suni. Judging from their duties, they are divination, exorcism, exorcism, ancestor worship and blessing. 5. From the perspective of weddings, funerals and weddings, in marriage, both Yi and Lisu people should give "uncle money", arranged by their parents, and close relatives get married. Funeral is the same as that of the Yi people in Guizhou. They are all buried, only the dead are cremated (in fact, they are all buried after being influenced by the funeral of Han people). ) The numbers 7 and 9 are auspicious numbers at the funeral of the Yi people. In Guizhou, the deceased wore 9 coats for men and 7 coats for women; When cremated in Sichuan, there are rarely 9-story and 7-story angry medicine racks; The Lisu people offered 9 pieces of meat to the male deceased, carried by 9 chestnut trees at the funeral, and offered 7 pieces of meat to the female deceased, and carried by 7 chestnut trees at the funeral. Is it just a coincidence that these characters appeared at the funeral? 6. From the perspective of music and dance literature, music mainly comes from life, so people create different music because of different historical and geographical locations, but both Yi and Lisu people have "sacrificial songs". Musical instruments mainly include oral strings and flutes. Dances are all expressed through lower limb movements (maybe these dances originated from production and life. ), mainly foot movements, vigorous steps and rough movements. Literature includes Flood, Brother's Marriage and Bamboo Baby. 7. As far as costumes are concerned, Yi costumes can be divided into six types: Chuxiong, Liangshan, Wumengshan, western Yunnan, Honghe, Dianchi and southeastern Yunnan. Lisu people are divided into black Lisu people, white Lisu people and beautiful Lisu people according to their costumes. But most of them have one thing in common: advocating black, men covering their heads with green cloth and women wearing skirts. Compared with language, many words are the same. For example, in the language of Lisu people, the slave "Cuoba" (P 10 1 A Brief History of Lisu People) means little people who face each other across the sea (P 144 "Lisu People" 9. From the perspective of wine culture, Yi and Lisu are the same. No wine is no gift, no wine is no feast! ! 10. From the taboo point of view, both Yi and Lisu people regard fire pits as sacred places. It is forbidden to trample or move the tripod on the fire pit of Lisu people, and it is also forbidden to splash saliva and nose. You can't add firewood to a tripod with your feet instead of your hands. 1 1, Yi and Lisu will celebrate the Torch Festival. This was transferred from a netizen, who transferred from a website.