China Nationalities Museum

The Pumi Village

An Introduction to Pumi Nationality
    The Pumi, with a population of 33,600, live in the Lanping Bai- Pumi Autonomous County of the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture and Lijiang region in Yunnan Province. They engage in agriculture and animal husbandry. The Pumi language belongs to the Tibetan-Burmese group of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. The Great Year Festival is most celebrated. Pumi people believe in the nature worship and the Mahayana Buddhism.
The Landscapes in the Village
    The Lanping-style two-story house built with logs, the Pumi courtyard, mortar and pestle, the mountain god temple.
Exhibits
    Live settings in dwellings of Pumi, the photo gallery of Pumi.
Ethnic Show
    Making ghee tea, Pumi dancing and singing.