The Lisu are the largest ethnic grop in the Nujiang Valley and I have read that they are also in the Xishuangbanna prefecture. The women are recognized by their black pleated skir, crimson tunic buttoned to one side, hat of plastic shells and bead and ornamental belt. Lisu men sometimes wear black turbans. The Lisu language belongs to the Yi branch of the Sino-Tibetan group.
There are over a dozen clans, each with their own totems. A hair-combing fetival is held in the first lunar mointh and a harvest festival in the 10th lunar month, when Lisu braves climb barefoot up 30m-high poles, using sword blades as rungs. Twould be fun to see that....!
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