13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Yi people in ethnic dresses14

The people of Yi national minority had been living in DaLiang mountains area for generations. When you came into Daliang mountains area and you will be amazed with its beautifull scene. All of the village of Yi national minority was so serene. On the flowing streams, A cattle teams or family were acrossing the bridge. Some smoke was misty rising up from kitchen surround the village. Torch festival is the traditional festival of the Yi nationality people which lived at southwest area of China. During the Torch festival of last year, I came to Liangshan Yi Nationality Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province in China. In the square of the Torch Festival, ten and thousands of people gathered together to watch the Horse-racing, Cock-fighting, Bull-fighting, Sheep-fighting and the Torch-lighting celebrate ceremony. All of these are so spectacularity.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2014
Date Uploaded: 08.2015
Photo Location: China
Camera: NIKON D300S
Copyright: © Xiao Zhuhua