Most Yi people are scattered in mountainous areas. For a long time in the past, they have maintained the production habit of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Due to years of wind and sun exposure, the Yi people have dark skin, and with high-intensity labor, the Yi people are strong, muscular and strong. Warm and hospitable.
Yi people are particularly hospitable. As long as guests come to their homes, they offer good wine and meat. As long as you give him face, he will pay you back twice. Whether you like it or not, they will sing passionate toast song and offer mellow wine.
Yi origin
There are different views on the origin of the Yi people, mainly including the northern theory, the southern theory, the oriental theory and the Yunnan indigenous theory. The academic consensus is from the north. According to the historical records of Han and Yi languages, the ancestors of Yi people had close relations with the ancient Qiang people distributed in the west, and the Yi people mainly originated from the ancient Qiang people.
From the 2nd century BC to the beginning of A.D., the activities of Yi ancestors concentrated in Dianchi Lake and Du Qiong (now southeast of Xichang, Sichuan). These areas are inhabited by tribes engaged in agriculture or nomadism, such as Du Qiong, Kunming, Laojin, Mimo and Yunnan. According to the historical legend of the Yi people, their ancestors lived in the "Qionglu Road" in ancient times, and then they went south to the banks of "Eno" and "Quyi" (namely Jinsha River and Anning River basins).