The meaning and explanation of yi nationality.

Yi nationality, a Chinese word, is pronounced as yí zú. Yi people refer to the names of ethnic minorities in China. Yi nationality, formerly known as Yi nationality, is the sixth largest ethnic minority in China and one of the oldest ethnic groups in China. Its language is Yi language and its writing is Yi language.

Yi people are mainly distributed between the plateaus and coastal hills in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces, and mainly gather in Chuxiong, Honghe, Liangshan, Bijie, Liupanshui and Anshun. Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is the largest Yi inhabited area in China. The staple foods of the Yi people are potatoes, corn, buckwheat and rice. Carnivores are mainly cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens, and they kill animals when entertaining guests. Killing cattle is the most expensive, followed by sheep and pigs. The Year of the Yi Nationality is a grand traditional festival of the Yi nationality in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, which is called "Kush" in Yi language. October to the middle and late November of the lunar calendar is a good day to celebrate the China New Year.