Li Nationality

Li nationality, the earliest resident of Hainan Island, belongs to the Li language branch of Zhuang Dong language family of Sino Tibetan language family. Most Li people can also speak Chinese. In the past, Li people did not have their own national language and commonly used Chinese. In 1957, with the help of the party and the government, they created Li language based on Latin letters, and their belief is still in the primitive religious stage.

Li people mainly live in Lingshui, Baoting, Sanya, Ledong, Dongfang, Changjiang, Baisha, Qiongzhong, Wuzhishan and other counties and cities in Hainan Province, and the rest are scattered in Wanning, Danzhou, Tunchang, Qionghai and other counties and cities in Hainan Province, as well as Guizhou Province.

According to the sixth national census in 2010, the total population of Li nationality is 1463064.

Li Nationality Wiki:

Chinese name	Li Nationality
Region	Hainan
languages	Li language (Li dialect)
Love festival	March 3 of the lunar calendar
Ethnic population	About 1.49 million (2015)
natural scenery	Limushan, Wuzhishan, qizhiling, etc