Eastern Lipo

The Eastern Lipo ( other names: Black Lisu, Heipo, Lipoo ) are a Lipo -speaking ethnic group in China.

Lipo is called the Burmese language, the Eastern Lipo are within the Lipo outnumbered. Officially, they are taken under the Yi or the Lisu. They live in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, mainly in the districts and Yuanmou Wuding. Other circuits with Eastern Lipo is available in Yunnan Luquan and in Sichuan with the circles Huili, Huidong and Pingdi.

There are about 100 000 Eastern Lipo. 1995 has been a good earthquake in circles Wuding.

Many of the Eastern Lipo are Christians, some are animists. The Gha -Mu and the A- HMAO are other ethnic groups in China with a high percentage of Christians. In China there is persecution of Christians, Christian Eastern Lipo suffered in the 1960s and 1970s under heavy persecution.

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Burmish languages Lisu people Wuding County Yuanmou County Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County Huili County Huidong County, Sichuan Animism Gha-Mu A-Hmao
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