Achang
Bai
Blang
Bonan
Bouyei
Chaoxian(Korean)
Dai
Daur(Tahur)
Deang
Derung
Dong
Dongxiang
Ewenki(Owenk)
Gaoshan
Gelao
Han
Hani
Hezhen
Hui
Jing
Jingpo
Jino
Kazak
Kirgiz
Lahu
Lhoba
Lisu
Li
Man
Maonan
Miao
Monba
Mongol
Mulam
Naxi
Nu
Oroqen
Primi
Qiang
Russian
Salar
She
Shui
Tajik
Tatar
Tu
Tujia
Uygur
Uzbek
Va
Xibe
Yao
Yi
Yugur
Zang
Zhuang

There is great difference among different branches. A married woman coils a bun on head with a hairpin through which. She wraps embroidered muffle. Her jacket is opened without any buttons. In some area, women like to wear pailform skirt and have tin or silver ornaments. In some other areas, women keep tradition of tattoo on any part of body. Man tangle hairs with a piece of red or black clothe. He also wears jacket without any buttons..

In Wu Zhi Shan area, a house is in shape of ship. Bamboo woods construct the base and couch grasses cover the roof. Splints or bamboo wood make the floor high above the groud.

Li women are good at weaving, the famous Huang Daopo, who brought weaving skill into China, was a Lis' woman. Medical knowledge is rich. A lot of common people know many herbal medicine and they can cure according to the pathology. There are many miracle drug for a snake's or a crazy dog's bite.

They are hospitable. A guest will be welcomed by pinang. The master will take good care of the guest's belongs and serve him to have a rest. If it is a man, he will be invited to drink wine before a meal, while for a woman, it is on the contrary. Chicken with wine is for honor. A guest should wash his dishes after a meal and has them in the former place.

A man will hold a bowl of wine with both hands and drink it first, and then he will hold another one to the guest. The guest should accept it with both hands too and drink off. After that, a big piece of cooked meat will be presented to the guest's mouth to show Li's sincere and courtesy. When a guest leaves, he will not bring his baggage until they go to the entrance of the village.

Most of the festivals are the same as the Han's: the Spring Festival, Festival of Lanterns (on Chinese calendar January 15), March 3, Dragon Boat Festival, Ghost Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Winter Festival, and so on.

On March 3rd, they will celebrate harvest. Lights of needfire bright the night. Girls and boys with colorful attires sit together to sing and find future lover. If a pair of youth fall in love, they will present gift to each other, and then leave away.

Rice, corn and potato are the staple-food. They like to have cooked rice in water. The bamboo tube rice is fragrant and taste.
Men like to have water tobacco and drink glorious rice wine.

They believe ancestors and nature

On the day of planting seeds, water and bloodsucker are not welcom.
Ancestors' name can not be called, except on offering sacrifice day.
Don't make nickname to them.

Oral literature is rich and colorful around the Li people. The ancient fable, legend, stories, ballads, riddles and proverbs are in many different types. Folktale plays an important role, the famous of which are the Cataclysmal Story, the Calabash Melon, the Powerful God, the Pleasant Worker Bird, and so on.

They are capable to sing and dance. Almost everyone is an artist. They take folksongs the way to express feelings and fighting weapons. They can sing at any moment. The melody mirrors their simple, optimism, upright and resolute character. The dances vary accompanied with the rhythmic, through which kinds of actions are performed under the atmosphere of living and humor, which widely be welcomed.