Lisu from all over Southeast Asia attended an international conference stressing cultural preservation and sustainable development in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai. (Photos by Mark Goldschmidt)In an age of globalisation – and homogenisation – how can an indigenous culture like that of the ethnic Lisu survive and thrive? That was one of the questionsaddressed by a three-day conference in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district that wrapped on Sunday. “But the strength of the will to cultural survival among Lisu is just so passionate -- it is very moving to witness”. There are more than a million ethnic Lisu in SouthEast Asia, China and India, with approximately 50,000 living in 150 villages in northern Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post February 25, 2018 10:31 UTC