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Where do most Li people live in Hainan?
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Hainan
Beach on Wuzhizhou Island, far southern Hainan province, China.
The Li people, who constitute the largest minority group in Hainan, are primarily concentrated in the south-central and southwestern areas of the island. Historically, migrations from the mainland pushed the indigenous Li populations away from the northern plains and into these central and southern highlands. Many Li have traditionally settled in upland river valleys, where they engage in agriculture.123