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Liangshan International Torch Festival is held every few years.

April 20 13, Liangshan state party Committee and state government decided to adjust the holding time of Liangshan Yi International Torch Festival: Liangshan Yi International Torch Festival held by state party Committee and state government was adjusted to be held every three years.

Its main venue is generally located in Puge County or Butuo County, and there is a branch venue in Xichang City, the capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The beauties selected in its beauty pageant are generally from meigu county.

Torch Festival is the biggest traditional festival of Yi people in Liangshan, Sichuan. On this day, every family drinks, eats meat and kills animals to worship their ancestors. Men take part in bullfighting, sheep, chickens, horse racing and wrestling; Women sing, play strings and play Qin Yue. In the evening, they walked around Shan Ye in groups with torches. They were covered in fire, drinking, singing and dancing until the end of the morning.