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Which ethnic group is the largest minority population in Yunnan?
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Pavilion atop Yulongxue (āJade Dragon Snowā) Mountain, near Lijiang, Yunnan province, China.
The Yi are the largest minority group in the province of Yunnan.1
Historically known as rulers of large parts of the region, the Yi are a hill people with a tradition of subsistence agriculture and a proud warrior heritage. Linguistically, they are classified within the Tibeto-Burman group.1