I had arrived the night before on my first visit to the area after reading Chinese media reports of the explosive growth of Christianity among the Lisu people in the “Gospel Valley,” as the Upper ...

A hundred years ago, the local ethnic minority Lisu were extremely poor, and their living conditions were miserable. The agricultural method then was “slash and burn.” People lived in raised ...

The Lisu ethnic group numbers 574,856 people (by 1990), and most of them live in concentrated communities in Bijiang, Fugong, Gongshan and Lushui counties of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture ...

In the past the Lisu people worshipped many gods, nature and a multitude of other things. This appeared to be a remnant of totemism. Religious professionals made a living by offering sacrifices to ...

Around 50,000 members of the Lisu tribe live in Thailand ... life can be for villagers as dirt roads become muddy streams and people shelter in simple wooden buildings. Yet most seem content ...

Photo: VCG This job is definitely not for the faint of heart. The Lisu people have to climb up a cliff to collect wild honey. These brave honey hunters live in Mangshi, Dehong Dai and Jingpo ...

Built on a steep, mountainous site, the bookstore extends outward like an arrow, symbolizing the Lisu people’s cultural connection to their crossbows. The design adapts to the slope, integrating ...

Photo: VCG This job is definitely not for the faint of heart. The Lisu people have to climb up a cliff to collect wild honey. These brave honey hunters live in Mangshi, Dehong Dai and Jingpo ...

Around 50,000 members of the Lisu tribe live in Thailand ... life can be for villagers as dirt roads become muddy streams and people shelter in simple wooden buildings. Yet most seem content ...