The Li ( 黎 ; pinyin : Lí ) or Hlai are a minority ethnic group , the vast majority of whom live off the southern coast of mainland China on Hainan Island , where they are the largest minority ethnic group .
The Hlai or Li ( Chinese : 黎 ; pinyin : Lí ) are an ethnic group living primarily on the island of Hainam , off the southern coast of mainland China and just east of Vietnam .