| Lisu are one of the tribal groups living in Thailand | | | | shrines. Despite the modern appearance of some |
| and there are approximately 27,900 Lisu living in | | | | villages with their electricity, televisions and |
| 135 villages of North Thailand. The Lisu tribe | | | | concrete slab houses, the Lisu lead a very |
| originated in China and moved to Thailand | | | | traditional live. |
| sometime in the 20th century. They grow rice | | | | Their traditional dress is the most colorful when |
| and vegetables. | | | | compared to other tribes. The Lisu women make |
| Earlier they used to grow opium poppy but after | | | | clothes for their family. Clothes are mostly |
| a government initiative, the Lisu have started | | | | handmade and hand woven. Not only the life they |
| selling handcrafted items to the villages in the | | | | lead is traditional, they also wear traditional |
| vicinity. The villages they live in are located close | | | | costumes. The women wear brightly colored |
| the village market and so they always make | | | | costumes, consisting of blue or green parti-colored |
| money by selling their wares. | | | | knee length tunics with a wide black belt and blue |
| Lisu live in bamboo houses. Each house has an | | | | or green pants. Sleeves, shoulders and cuffs are |
| ancestral altar. They are animists and strongly | | | | heavily embroidered with narrow, horizontal bands |
| believe in spirits. They perform rituals and | | | | of blue, red and yellow. They wear large amounts |
| ceremonies to their ancestors, spirits of the | | | | of hand-crafted silver ornaments for festive |
| forest, trees, sun, moon and everyday objects. | | | | occasions. The Lisu men produce crossbows, |
| They also believe in the village guardian spirits. | | | | musical instruments, bird and animal traps to |
| Women are not allowed into the guardian spirit | | | | supplement their income. |