The name "Baisha" began in the Qing Dynasty. 1987165438+1On October 20th, the State Council approved the revocation of Baisha County and the establishment of Baisha Li Autonomous County. Baisha county is the county with the largest per capita land area in the province at present. Located at the northwest foot of Limu, on the upper reaches of Nandu River, it is adjacent to Qiongzhong in the east, Ledong in the south, Changjiang in the west and Danzhou in the north, with a total area of 2 1 17.73 square kilometers. Due to geographical restrictions, the local economy and culture are relatively backward.
Li nationality is the earliest resident of Hainan Island, and its language belongs to Li branch of Zhuang and Dong language family of Sino-Tibetan language family. Most Li people can speak Chinese at the same time. In the past, the Li people did not have their own language, but used Chinese. 1957, with the help of the party and the government, Li language based on Latin alphabet was created, and their belief was still in the primitive religious stage. Li people mainly live in Lingshui, Baoting, Sanya, Ledong, Dongfang, Changjiang, Baisha, Qiongzhong and Wuzhishan in Hainan Province, and the rest are scattered in Wanning, Danzhou, Tunchang and Qionghai provinces in Hainan Province.