The population of Gelo nationality is about four hundred and forty-eight thousand persons, most of them live in Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi province. They have their own language, at the same time , most of them talk in Han language .
Gelo believes in Multi-Gods, worship ancestors.
Gelo are engaged in agriculture.
Gelo respect tree as their god, they offer sacrifices to tree in Gelo's new year (lunar March 3th.). At the same time , Gelo also celebrate the lunar Chinese new year.
Gelo are good at perform a lion dance on a high stage. It is a wonderful activity which is with acrobatics artistic characteristics.
Gelo is a nationality which love sports very much, they have many special sport with distinctive national features.