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Li Lang, Yomou Butuo, Sichuan Province, From the series The Yi People, 2000, Inkjet Print (image A)
Courtesy of FotoFest and the Artist
® FotoFest This photograph is for educational purposes only and cannot be reproduced.

Li Lang, Yomou Butuo, Sichuan Province, From the series The Portrait of Yi, 2000, Inkjet Print (Image B) Courtesy of FotoFest and the Artist ® FotoFest This photograph is for educational purposes only and cannot be reproduced.

Li Lang worked on two series with the Yi ethnic minority in China - The Yi People and The Portrait of Yi. The Yi people are one of 55 minority groups in China and considered to be of a lower class. The Yi worship the spirits of ancestors, hills, trees, rocks, water, earth, and sky. The Yi People series documents the Yi people in their rural surroundings. The Portrait of Yi show the Yi standing in front of studio back drops wearing modern clothing. Li Lang is very taken by the Yi people and want to show their dignity.

Li Lang was born in Chengdu, China in 1971. He received an Economic degree from Shanxi Financial & Economic College. Li Lang currently lives in Guangzhou, China. He participated in the FOTOFEST2008 – CHINA Biennial.

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The mission of Project GRAD is to ensure a quality public education for all students in economically disadvantaged communities so that high school and college graduation rates increase.