Yi women preparing rice at a wedding in a small village in the mountains above Weixi in Yunnan province, China. The marriage of their sister and cousi
Yi women preparing rice at a wedding in a small village in the mountains above Weixi in Yunnan province, China. The marriage of their sister and cousin to the boy next door was arranged 15 years prior to the day; they have been celebrating for three days straight, feasting on yam, boiled barley bread, pig and biajio- fire like rice wine. Aristocratic, before Chinese Liberation, Yi society was based on slavery - stealing from other minority groups a common practice. Feared for their fierce sense of independence and barbaric customs, the Yi were also one of China's wealthiest minorities, later making their money from the region's profuse logging trade. There are more than 7 million Yi in China, mostly situated in the provinces of Yunnan and southern Sichuan; they are now one of China's poorest ethnic groups.
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