Abstract: Lisu people, an ancient ethnic group, resides at the Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province in China.
About one hundred years ago, the Lisu people who had migrated here before began to accept the Christian faith. Christianity, as a new
religion which was more delicate and facilitative for Lisu people's ethnic identification, replaced their original cultural interpretation
system, and thus, Lisu people have built up a new cultural foundation and social structure centering on the belief of "salvation" by
sacred means. Although in today's world, the wholeness of this religion is confronted with challenges, the basic religious ecology in Lisu
people is not shaken.

Key words: Christianity｜ Lisu, ｜salvation｜ identification