August 8th, the annual Yunnan Torch Festival of Yi people will be held in Yunnan province; On this day, from village to town, from the mountains to plain, Yi people light up fires, circling around and dancing and singing to celebrate he annually torch festival….
the following below is a list of where the Torch festival is held
Location: Chu-xiong county,
Time: August 7th to 9th
Chu-xiong Yi people Torch Festival has been listed as one of the China cultural heritages protection projects
Location: Stone Forest,
Time: August 8th
Stone Froest is well-kown due to its “Stone Froest Preserve”, it is very convenient to be reached from Kunming
Location: Dali county,
Time: August 8th to 9th
Torch Festival is also a traditional festival for Bai people, of which is held annually in Dali
Location: Lijiang county,
Time: August 8th
The main programs of Torch festival is just one day, but it usually last 3 days, in addition to Yi people, local Naxi people and Kino people also participate this minority tribe’s celebration, and lighting up the torch, which is a symbol of representing good fortune and luck, the more power of fire, the more prosperous