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Li people mainly live in concentrated communities of Dongfang, Baisha, Lingshui, and Changjiang Li Autonomous County, Ledong, Qiongzhong, and Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County in South-mid Hainan Province. There is still a smaller part of Li Nationality residing together with other ethnic minorities in other cities and counties of Hainan Province.

TOPHandicraft and Argriculture

Besides agriculture, Li people also develop handicraft industry, husbandry, and business. Fishery and salt industry are very rich in the area of Li Nationality, one of the major production bases of rubber in China. Residential houses of Li people have two categories: ship style and pyramid style. The former is made of bamboo and it looks like the mat of boat; the latter is made of trunk with bamboo wall.

TOP Li People Art

Li people have bold and plain characters. They are good at singing and dancing with unique glamour. Now bamboo pole dance is the most characteristic dance in Hainan.