Burma / Myanmar: Lisu woman in traditional costume; Manhkring; Myitkyina; Kachin State.

The Lisu people (L靤?z? 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 officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In Burma; the Lisu are known as one of the seven Kachin minority groups and an estimated population of 350;000 Lisu live in Kachin and Shan State in Burma. Approximately 55;000 live in Thailand; where they are one of the six main hill tribes. They mainly inhabit the remote country areas. Their culture has traits shared with the Ayi culture.