Differences between Tianba Yi and Gaoshan Yi in Ganluo

The differences between the Yi people in Tianba, Ganluo and the Gaoshan people are as follows:

1. Language: Both Ganluo Yi language and Gaoshan Yi language use Yi language, but Yi language has many dialects and branches. Ganluo Yi people use Bahuan Yi language, and Gaoshan people use Gaoshan Yi language. They are somewhat different in language.

2. Residential area: Ganluo Yi people are mainly distributed in Tianba area of Ganluo County, Sichuan Province, and Gaoshan Yi people are mainly distributed in Gaoshan area of Ganluo County, Sichuan Province.

3. Cultural characteristics: There are also some differences in culture, beliefs and traditional customs between the Yi people in Ganluo and the Gaoshan people. The Yi people in Ganluo traditionally take agriculture as their main way of life and attach importance to the sacrificial activities of land and farmland. On the other hand, the Yi people in mountainous areas mainly focus on animal husbandry and grazing, and they pay more attention to the competition of cattle and sheep and the skills of herding sheep. Gaoshan nationality is a branch of Yi nationality in China and a clan of Yi nationality. They are mainly distributed in mountainous areas of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, especially in Ganluo County of Sichuan Province and Weixi County of Yunnan Province. Alpine Yi people usually live in high-altitude mountainous areas, hence the name. They have unique language, culture and traditional customs.