The Hani or Ho people are a Lolo-speaking ethnic group in Southern China and Northern Laos and Vietnam. They form one of the 56 officially recognized nationalities of the People's Republic of China and one of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups of Vietnam. In Laos, the Hani are more commonly known as Ho.
An ethnic Hani girl with a typical Hani headgear for children. Near Yuanyang, Yunnan Province, China.
Typical daily attire of ethnic Hani in China. In Yuanyang County, Yunnan Province.
A Ho (Hani) woman and her child in Laos, circa 2003.
A Hani house in Vietnam.
The Hani language is a language of the Loloish (Yi) branch of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic group spoken in China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam by the Hani people.
Sign for the Lihaozhai Township High School, in Jianshui County, Yunnan, written in Hani (alphabetic), Yi (syllabic) and Chinese. The Chinese, if transcribed in Hanyu Pinyin, would be Jianshuixian Lihaozhai zhongxue.