拉祜族聚居在滇西南边境山区，主要分布于澜沧江东西两面的思茅、临沧两个地区。人口约４０．９万。 拉祜族的先民属于古代羌人系统，历史上曾长期从青藏高原不断地往南迂徙，最后才逐渐定居到现在这个地方。“拉祜”是自称，“拉”在拉祜语中是“虎”，“祜”则指用火把肉烤到 Lahu people live in mountainous areas of southwestern Yunnan, mainly distributed in Simao and Lincang on the east and west of the Lancang River. The population of about 409,000. The ancestors of the Lahu ethnic group belonged to the ancient Qiang system. Historically, they had continuously migrated southward from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and finally settled into the present place. “La” is self-proclaimed, “La” in Lahu is “tiger”, “La” refers to the torch meat roasted to