The Yi nationality is an old people. Their ancestor is the ancient Qiang person that the life takes in Gansu Province Qinghai. Cent of ancient Qiang person is east Qiang and on the west Qiang. East Qiang person is migratory go to North China Plain, became the ancestor of a group of things with common features of an ancient name for China. Qiang person leaves without the choice on the west, became the ancestor of Tibetian of our country minority, the Yi nationality and the Naxi nationality later. The Yi nationality is ancient weigh extermination of an entire family, after liberating by Chairman Mao incognito for the Yi nationality. The Yi nationality basically distributings in southwest 3 provinces and Guangxi Vietnam and other places. It is the 6th old people of our country.
According to historical literature account, early of the Yi nationality participated in the historical course of Central Plains earth. There is the Yi nationality to join when name of the last ruler of the Shang Dynasty reputedly a tyrant of fierce king cut down. 8 centuries the Yi nationality built the Christian era Nanzhao. Tang Chao seals Nanzhao to be Yunnan king. The Nanzhao after more than 100 years by Dali ruined, namely paragraph praise that Dali. Arrived yuan of face, dali is brought into China is regnant, the Yi nationality became a of the Chinese nation from now on.
People of the Yi nationality is laborious kind-hearted and brave, in long march period, people of the Yi nationality and sea of Red Army Yi form an alliance, the knot is brother. People of a lot of the Yi nationality adds a Red Army man, made contribution for Chinese revolution career. People of the Yi nationality still establishs guerrilla and revolutionary base area, undertake antagonistic the fight of Kuomintang.
After new China is built, party and government implement ethical autonomy policy. Begin democratic crusade, destroy the slavery that comes thousands of years. People of the Yi nationality gets be emancipatoried thoroughly. Turn over from now on do host.
