Yunnan province has the largest number of Yi people.

the yi people are distributed in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, mainly living in Yunnan province, accounting for about 6% of the total population of the yi people. In addition, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces have a Yi population of more than 1,, and the other provinces and cities have a small Yi population.

As early as more than 2, years ago, the ancestors of the Yi people lived and multiplied in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Jinsha River and Lancang River. During the Western Han Dynasty, an ancestor engaged in agriculture and nomadism in the area centered on Erhai Lake in Yunnan Province in the name of "Kunming".

"Yi" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei Dynasty, Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, and "Wuman" in the Tang and Song Dynasties were all appellations for the ancestors of the Yi people in southwest China at that time. In the 8th century A.D., Nanzhao state power with Yi and Bai as the main body was established. In 937, the "Dali" regime was established.

Extended information:

Yi people are one of the ethnic groups with a long history and ancient culture in China, with different self-names such as Nuosu, Nasu, Luowu, Misapo, Sani and Axi. Mainly distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces and the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Its distribution forms are large dispersion and small settlement. The main settlement areas are Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, weichu in Yunnan, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Bijie Prefecture in Guizhou and Liupanshui Prefecture.

Yi language belongs to the Yi branch of Tibeto-Burman language family of Sino-Tibetan language family, which is divided into six dialects. There is an ideographic writing, which is called capsule writing in history, and some people think it is a syllable writing; In 1975, Sichuan's "Trial Program of Yi Language Standardization" was formulated, and 819 standardized Yi characters were identified, and they were put into use in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

China net-Yi population

China net-Yi people.