Lisu are one of the tribal groups living in Thailand, and there are approximately 27,900 Lisu living in 135 villages of northern Thailand. The Lisu tribe originated in China and moved to Thailand sometime in the 20th Century. They grow rice and vegetables.
Earlier former opium poppy growing, but after an initiative of the Government who have Lisu starts selling artisan products, the villages in the area. The villages which they live, are in the vicinity of the villageMarket and thus still earn money by selling their goods.
Lisu live in houses made of bamboo. Each house has an ancestral altar. They are animists and firmly believe in ghosts. Perform rituals and ceremonies to their ancestors, spirits of the forest, trees, sun, moon, and everyday objects. They also believe in the village guardian spirits. Women are not allowed in the guardian spirit shrines. Despite the modern appearance of some of their villages with electricity, television andConcrete slab houses lead the Lisu live a very traditional one.
Their traditional dress is the most colorful in comparison to other strains. The Lisu women's clothes for her family. The clothing is mostly handmade and woven by hand. Not just the life that is leading them, traditionally, they wear traditional costumes. The women wear colorful costumes, consisting of blue or green colored knee-length skirts with a wide black belt and blue or green pants. Sleeves, shoulders and cuffsstrongly with narrow horizontal stripes embroidered in blue, red and yellow. They carry large quantities of handmade silver jewelry for special occasions. The Lisu men produce crossbows, add to musical instruments, bird and animal traps their income.
