Yuqing 余庆, Zhenyuan 镇远, Shibing 施秉, Yongning 永宁 Tu/Native/Indigenous Gelao 土仡佬, in Weining 威宁 Yayi/Elegant Gelao 雅意仡佬, in Yongning 永宁 Yi people The Yi (), who number no more 3,000 people, live in the Chishui (赤水) area in Xuyong County, Sichuan, which is on the border with Guizhou. They are a subgroup of the Gelao but have a distinctive history. The Yi call themselves the gau13. In comparison, the Gelao of Xinzhai 新寨, Puding 普定, Guizhou, call themselves the qau13. The Yi live in: Chishui village 赤水镇, Xuyong County 叙永县, Sichuan Napangou 纳盘沟, Gulin County 古蔺县, Sichuan. According to the Gulin County Gazetteer (1993), ethnic Gelao and Yi are found on the northern banks of the Chishui River 赤水河, in Napan township 纳盘乡. Xiaohe 小河, Puyi 普宜, Bijie County 毕节县, Guizhou Yindi 阴底, Bijie County 毕节县, Guizhou The Yi have been mentioned since the Tang dynasty, and were said to have come from the north. The Yi are also noted for their belief in the Zitong (子童) Bodhisattva (菩萨). Unlike most Gelao dialects, the Yi dialect uses a Loloish-derived numeral system (Zhang 1993:424). Gelao in Vietnam In Vietnam, the Gelao are recognized as an official ethnic group. There are 2,636 Gelaos in Vietnam (2009), mostly inhabited in the karst plateau Hoàng Su Phì and Đồng Văn districts of Hà Giang province. They represent a majority in Túng Sán commune of Hoàng Su Phì. See also Languages of China References Hoàng Thị Cáp. 2013. Văn hóa dân gian của người Cơ Lao Dỏ. Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản văn hóa thông tin. External links http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-2-gelo.htm "Heaven Book" of the Gelao people Ethnologue report on the Gelao language Ethnic groups officially recognized by China Ethnic groups in Vietnam