This book looks closely at Yi bilingual education practice in the southwest of China from an educationalist¿s perspective and, in doing so, provides an insight toward our understanding of minority language maintenance and bilingual education implementation in China. The book provides an overview on the Yi people since 1949, their history, society, culture, customs and languages. Adopting the theory of language ecology, data was collected among different Yi groups and case studies were focused on Yi bilingual schools. By looking into the application of the Chinese government¿s multilingual language and education policy over the last 30 years with its underlying language ideology and practices the book