What are the habits of the Li people?

1, tattoo is Hainan Li unique custom, is a rare original cultural phenomenon in the world. Tattooing, in the Li language is called "play Deng" or "mold O". In Hainanese, it is called "Xiu-mian" and "Write". In Western languages, it is called "Ta Du", which is a traditional custom of the Li family.

2, Lizhai women are good at weaving and embroidery, with dexterous hands, with simple tools can weave a beautiful pattern of headscarves, blouses, pomegranate skirts and other brocade ethnic crafts.

3, Walled Li compatriots can sing and dance well, mountain songs sing beautiful tunes, lyrical; traditional "Chai Dance", "Rice Dance", "money bells Double Dagger Dance", etc. colorful; unique blowing nose flute and copper flute, with a unique ethnic style and a rich flavor of life.

4, Hainan Island, a large number of ethnic minorities, and the Li people, can be said to be the most open folk style, the woman grew up, changed in the house side of a small squatters, just any man if they are interested in each other, you can move in on the song. If married, the eldest son often does not know who the father is.

5, Hainan Li ancestors originally lived in Shanghai, the boat as home, and then moved into the land, in memory of the ancestors of the boat family, built on land into a boat-shaped house. The men in the village keep long hair in front of their foreheads, wrap their heads in red or black cloth, and wear a collarless shirt with a placket across the chest.

Source:Baidu Encyclopedia - Li Ethnic Groups