The
Yi or
Lolo people are an
ethnic group in
China,
Vietnam, and
Thailand. Numbering 8 million, they are the seventh largest of the
55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They live primarily in rural areas of
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Guizhou, and
Guangxi, usually in mountainous regions. As of 1999, there were 3,300 "Lô Lô" people living in
Hà Giang,
Cao Bằng, and
Lào Cai provinces in
northeastern Vietnam.