Dressed in red lapels and tricolor pleated skirts, with silver headpieces on their heads, the Yi ethnic costume parade procession slowly approached... On the 27th and 28th, at the 2024 Zhaojue Yi Torch Festival in Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with the theme of "Inheriting the Light of Torch and Seeking Summer Colors of Dreams", the unique charm of Yi ethnic costumes attracted local people and tourists to pick up their phones and cameras to record. The picture shows the scene of the Zhaojue Yi Torch Festival on July 27th, 2024. The Torch Festival, photographed by journalist Wang Lei, is an important ceremony for the Yi people's ancestors to dispel disasters, exorcise demons, and pray for a bountiful harvest. It is known as the "Oriental Carnival". As the largest Yi ethnic settlement county in China, Zhaojue County holds the Torch Festival every year on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month. This year's Zhaojue Yi Torch Festival officially kicked off on the 27th. Zhaojue is the hometown of Yi ethnic clothing in China, with a diverse and colorful clothing culture When it comes to the costume parade before the opening ceremony, the county mayor of Zhaojue stated that the parade will consist of 9 formations, including Mei Zhaojue, Plateau Eagle, Ancient Memory, and Yi Mai Xiangcheng. He hopes that through the parade, more people can understand the charm of Yi ethnic costumes and present a unique style of 'Zhaojue style'. I have seen so many types and styles of Yi ethnic costumes for the first time, and this parade has given me a lot of inspiration Ms. Shi, the head of a women's clothing brand from Suzhou, said that she came here to experience traditional Yi festivals, and this clothing feast was an "unexpected joy". "The next step is to plan a trip to Zhaojue and collect styles". The picture shows the scene of the 2024 Zhaojue Yi Torch Festival in Zhaojue County on July 27th. In addition to the costume parade, the opening ceremony performance also showcased the profound Yi cultural heritage of Zhaojue County through three chapters: "Endless emotions bring warmth and nostalgia," "Endless beauty brings happiness and struggle," and "Beautiful prosperity brings home protection. The Yi ethnic culture embodied in the opening ceremony performance amazed me, and the enthusiasm of Yi compatriots moved me even more Ms. Liang, a tourist from Beijing, said that her trip to the Torch Festival banquet with her family was not in vain, and "the whole family is full of expectations for the upcoming activities". Bai Zilian said that Zhaojue County will leverage the torch event, hold high the magnificent power of inheriting the faith of the torch for generations, continue to polish the characteristic cultural and tourism brand of "Colorful Liangshan · Summer Coolness", adhere to shaping tourism with culture and promoting culture with tourism, and make every effort to build the Daliangshan Yi Culture Experience Center and the summer cool vacation destination in the Sichuan Yunnan region. During the Torch Festival, Zhaojue County also held traditional Yi folk sports competitions, Yi traditional beauty pageants, major project investment promotion events, Torch Festival carnival with thousands of people participating in the dance, Yi ethnic specialty food market, and the first "Weimugazha" Cup Yi ethnic clothing design competition. (New Society)