[Video by Shilin Media Center]
The annual Torch Festival kicked off in Shilin Yi autonomous county of Kunming, Yunnan province, on Friday, the 24th day of the sixth lunar month. The festival is a tradition of the Yi ethnic people celebrating the coming of summer.
Yi people light torches to celebrate the coming of summer. [Photo by Li Zhiqiang/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Tang Haixin/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
