Thailand: Lisu women dress up in silver and fine headdresses for Lisu New Year celebrations, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand
The Lisu people (L-Tejas-Teke z-Teko) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who <br/><br/>The Lisu people (Lteas teke zteko) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit the mountainous regions of Burma (Myanmar), Southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
About 730,000 live in Lijiang, Baoshan, Nujiang, Diqing and Dehong prefectures in Yunnan Province, China. The Lisu form one of the 56 ethnic groups In Burma, the Lisu are known as one of the seven Kachin minority groups and an estimated Approximately 55,000 live in Thailand, where they are one of the six main hill tribes. Their culture has traits shared with the Ayi culture.