The Yi people in De'e Township are mainly distributed in Ba Ke Village, Nadi Village, Yantou Village and Baoshang Village. They are a strong construction team of De'e national culture. They build De'e with their own hands and create the rich Yi culture of De'e. The Yi Torch Festival is an annual festival of the Yi people in De'e, which is comparable to the Miao Tiaopo Festival in De'e. The De'e Yi Torch Festival is usually held on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month every year. There is such a legend about the origin of the Torch Festival. It is said that a long time ago, the gods sent two Hercules to the world to plunder jewelry, property and food. The two Hercules relied on the authority of the gods and their own strength to knock down the houses of those who were unwilling to contribute, and lifted up cattle and sheep and threw them to death. The Yi people were miserable, so they recommended a wise and brave hero Atiraba as the commander to lead everyone to fight against the two Hercules. Atiraba knew that the Hercules were extremely powerful and could not be fought hard, but only outsmarted. One day, he led one of the Hercules to the mountain and ran for nine days and nine nights. When the Hercules was too tired to stand, he led the crowd to throw him to death at the foot of the mountain. The other Hercules ran back to the court in a rage to report the news. The god was furious and immediately took out a small box and threw it to the human world. It turned out that the box was full of locusts. As soon as the box was opened, the locusts rushed to Liangshan in an overwhelming manner. The clever Atiraba immediately made torches with pine branches and arrow bamboos. The people followed suit. In an instant, blazing torches were lit everywhere in the mountains, deep valleys, and plains, burning all the locusts to death. People defeated the gods, saved their crops, and had a good harvest. It is said that this day is the 24th day of the sixth lunar month. From then on, the Yi people would light torches on this day every year or for three days starting from this day as a commemoration, and also to drive away pests and ensure a good harvest. On the day of the festival, men, women, old and young in the village dressed in colorful Yi costumes gathered at the slope field. The elders of the Yi village put a bamboo cage woven with bamboo to symbolize the cuckoo on the top of a tall green bamboo pole, put five-color rice and meat into the bamboo cage of the cuckoo, and escorted by the men, women, old and young of the Yi family, sent the cuckoo to the highest mountain in the village. Afterwards, everyone sang the song to send off the cuckoo, hoping that the cuckoo would come to the Yi village again next year. After sending off the cuckoo, the Yi people began to sing and dance to celebrate the festival. The singing, dancing, polishing autumn, and smearing black faces vividly demonstrated the Yi people's talents in singing and dancing and their hardworking and brave wisdom. The colorful national costumes and graceful dance postures opened the eyes of the guests participating in the event. Smearing black faces is the most exciting activity among these activities, and the main participants are young men and women. It is said that smearing black faces can drive away evil spirits and diseases, protect the body, and symbolize good luck and peace. Therefore, the darker the face is, the better luck it will bring in the coming year. As a way of blessing, it is an activity for Yi compatriots to express blessings to visitors; as a way of expressing feelings, Yi young men and women get to know each other, build feelings, and finally get married in the process of smearing each other. When smearing the face, no matter how old or how high or low the official rank is, everyone present will be in danger of being "smeared". When night falls, Yi compatriots from all directions line up in a long line, holding torches in their hands and come to the open space on the mountainside, lighting a bonfire, surrounding the blazing bonfire, and holding hands and shoulder to shoulder with compatriots of all ethnic groups who come to celebrate the Torch Festival, dancing a cheerful Yi dance. The Torch Festival has been passed down to this day and has become an important festival of the Yi people. The festival activities are also very colorful. It can be said that all the skills of the Yi compatriots are displayed here. The main celebration programs are: Bullfighting: In a large circle surrounded by people, two fierce and strong bulls are horned against horns, fighting desperately in the shouts of the owner and the shouts of the audience. The cow that wins the final victory will be decorated with red and decorated with prizes. People will also come forward to praise the owner of the cow for being a good herder and farmer, who can raise such a good cow. Wrestling: Wrestling is very popular among the Yi people. There are two types of wrestling: stumbling and not stumbling. Falling is considered a loss. Different villages select the strongest and most capable wrestlers to compete. In addition to the prizes, the winners are also celebrated and encouraged by their own villages with wine, sheep, cattle and other delicacies. Mo Qiu: This is an indispensable sports activity for the Yi people during festivals. Generally, the participants are relatively strong young men and women. Choose a wide and flat venue, set up a wooden stake as thick as a bowl and about three meters high in the field, and cross a tough wood about 912 meters long on the top of the stake. Rotate in the air. Those with superb skills do flying movements during the movement and throw the bamboo ring in their hands to the wooden stake fixed earlier. The movements are extremely thrilling.