The Lahu people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in China. They are mainly distributed on the west bank of the Lancang River, starting from Lincang and Gengma in the north to Lancang, Menglian and other counties in the south. According to the "China Statistical Yearbook-2021", the population of the Lahu ethnic group in China is 499,167.

The Lahu people have many cultural characteristics, the most representative of which are their costumes and music. The main color of the clothes of the Lahu people is black, and women have "soul hair". Both men and women used to like to shave their heads, but unmarried women did not shave their heads. After marriage, women had to leave a bunch of long hair on their heads. The music of the Lahu people uses "Lusheng" as the main instrument, and the Lusheng is one of the most important instrumental music in the folk music of the Lahu people. In addition, the Lahu people have many other traditional cultural activities, such as the Torch Festival, Water Splashing Festival, etc.