chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-07-18

People from the Yi ethnic group light a huge torch for a traditional fire worship ritual on July 17, 2017. It marks the beginning of the annual Shilin International Torch Festival in Shilin Yi autonomous county of Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province. [Photo/VCG]

The Torch Festival falls on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month. On that day, Yi people gather at Shilin and participate in various activities, such as dancing and a fireworks display.

Each year, more than 100,000 Yi people and visitors gather together at night for the celebration.

Yi people blow huge horns held up by women to mark the beginning of the annual Shilin International Torch Festival in Shilin, Yunnan province, on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

Yi people perform songs and dances at the opening ceremony of the annual Shilin International Torch Festival in Shilin, Yunnan province on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

Girls wearing traditional Yi costumes dance at the opening ceremony of the annual Shilin International Torch Festival in Shilin, Yunnan province, on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

The torch festival gala is held in Shilin, Yunnan province on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

The campfire carnival starts with lit torches across the whole county of Shilin, Yunnan province, on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

Visitors join the local people to light torches for the campfire carnival in Shilin, Yunnan province, on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

A girl enjoys herself at the campfire carnival in Shilin, Yunnan province, on July 17, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

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