The Liangshan Yi people respect fire.
Fire is a magical thing that can drive away darkness and allow light to appear. It is a factor that helps farming achieve a good harvest, and it can also be used as a symbol of ethnic unity.
It's the seventh year of the year, it's midsummer, and the hinterland of Liangshan will usher in the hottest moment of the year again.
Starting from July 11th to August 18th, the "2025 Liangshan Yi Torch Festival", which lasted for more than a month, is a gorgeous chapter in the "Colorful Liangshan·Cool Summer" cultural and tourism event, and will be celebrated with the "Passionate Torch Festival" "The most dazzling national style" is used as the slogan, uniting 17 counties and cities to reproduce ancient etiquette and give a new look to folk customs. Guests from all over the world are invited to go to this "Oriental Carnival" to explore the profound elegance of Yi style and customs.
The Torch Festival, called "Duze" in the Yi language, is the most solemn celebration in the Yi family's traditional calendar. Its origins can be traced back to the ancestors' natural worship of fire and farming sacrifices.
On that day, the fire shines in the sky, and people and gods feel joy together. Its core meaning is to "use the flame to illuminate the years, pray for a good harvest and eliminate disasters."
The sequence of the festival begins with making fire.
On July 15, Puge County Council took the lead in holding a solemn fire-making ceremony. This is a reappearance of ancient rituals. The respected Bimo or elders use the ancient method of drilling wood to light a new fire, which means that the fire is passed down from generation to generation and the light lasts for a long time.
Since the fire had been obtained, more than a thousand people of "Dolehe" started to rise. The women were all dressed in costumes, holding yellow umbrellas and dancing colorful scarves, just like somas falling in the mountains and fields. The songs they sang and the postures they danced were all a tribute to the harvest and life.
On July 18th, next to Xichang Aerospace Avenue, the Torch Carnival Night began, which became the climax of the festival.
It was night, the streets were empty, and a grand fire-lighting and blessing ceremony began solemnly.
Bimo recited scriptures, and his voice was like a ballad spread in ancient times. This voice led everyone to raise torches to the sky, praying for a good harvest of grains, prosperity of livestock, and peace and success in the houses they live in.
Later, the extremely touching "Sparks of Fire" followed. Many torches were lit together and gathered into soaring fire dragons, zigzagging between the city and the mountains, which just matched the poetic meaning of "the sky is full of stars falling into the world".
In the firelight, regardless of the host or guest, regardless of the Yi or Han people, they all joined hands to dance the body dance. Their steps were in unison and they went back and forth according to the circle, which symbolized unity and perfection.
The scene of the bonfire parade had a fiery and jubilant atmosphere, bringing the prelude of the "Tiantian Torch Festival" to a climax. Then, the ancient passionate emotions of life ignited at this moment.
The light of the torch reflects not only the joyful evening, but also the profound cultural context.
On July 28th and July 29th, the traditional beauty pageants of the Yi people will be held. It is not just a comparison of appearance. In fact, it fully demonstrates virtue and talent.
In terms of people, men should be brave and polite, while women should pursue a dignified and elegant temperament. Against the background of the costumes, the silver jewelry shines brightly, and the colorful embroidery shows colorful colors. This is not only a display of human excellence, but also a reflection of the charm of clothing and a manifestation of the inheritance of skills.
Butuo County has an exhibition of Adu silver jewelry and costumes. On this glorious occasion, what is carved is the ingenuity passed down for thousands of years. Zhaojue County held the opening event of the Yi Costume Museum, which further systematically displayed the clothes and embroidery patterns of the past dynasties, so that the "epic worn on the body" can be perpetuated.
On the evening of July 19, the Yi Embroidery Fashion Ceremony called "The Song of Oriental Yun Shang Yi Ni" was held at Torch Square in Xichang, bringing ancient skills to the modern catwalk. The outstanding strokes of Yi embroidery echoed the most trendy national style design competition. From this time on, traditional intangible cultural heritage began to enter contemporary life, showing new vitality.
The fun of festivals also lies in competition and entertainment.
Under the light of torches, the mountain dam is a natural playing field.
The bullfighting at Puge's place, once the two heroes meet, suddenly the dust and smoke rises; the horse racing scene in Butuo, the horse gallops quickly, and the rider shows a heroic appearance; Zhaojue's wrestling and pole climbing activities, the game between strength and skill are particularly exciting; there are also scenes of sheep fighting and cockfighting, simple and warm, fully showing the heroic feelings of the mountain people.
Then the "Sichuan and Yunnan Style" Torch Festival held in Huili City has a completely different and unique style. The so-called "eat two provinces with a pair of chopsticks" gathers various delicacies and fuses the different tastes of Sichuan and Yunnan. It meets electronic music in the ancient city that has lasted for thousands of years. Traditional elements and modern elements are intertwined to weave a strange and beautiful harmony.
The "Daliangshan BBQ Food Season" begins with the Torch Festival, which is extremely full of fireworks. It calls on tourists to enjoy all kinds of tastes during the period of watching the ceremony, and the "Torch Festival on the tip of the tongue" is also unforgettable.
Summer in Liangshan is famous for its fire.
From the fire burning on Xichang Aerospace Avenue, to the performance unfolding among the mountains and rivers of Echigeze, from the blending of music and light and shadow by the Xingyue Lake, to the torch night when the stars sing loudly at the National Stadium, every place has a tribute to fire, and every place is a sea of songs.
Seventeen counties and cities are in a state of resonance at the same frequency. The original ecological characteristics of Puge, the unique style of silver jewelry displayed by Butuo, the clothing parade carried out by Zhaojue, and the Sichuan and Yunnan integration characteristics of Huili...each shows its own beauty, sets off the common beauty of each other, and together composes a magnificent symphony called "Fire".
This is not a simple cultural and tourism feast, but actually a cultural tour that returns to tradition and re-understands the soul of the nation.
The blazing torch illuminated the night sky in Liangshan and ignited the awe and yearning for ancient civilization in everyone's heart.
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