The sacrificial and funeral customs of the Yi people in Datun Sanguanzhai are mainly distributed in Sanguan Village, Tiankan Township, Longchang Town, Puyi Town, Xiaoji Town, Changshi Town, Dafang County, Jinshamalu Township and other counties (townships) in Bijie City, Guizhou Province. Among them, the sacrificial and funeral customs of the Yi people in Datun Sanguanzhai are the most complete. Sanguanzhai, Datun Yi Township, is called "Xiekuodi" in Yi language. It is located on the south bank of Chishui River, to the north of Datun Yi Autonomous Township, Bijie City, and is located in the border area of two provinces (Sichuan and Guizhou) and four counties (Bijie City, Dafang County, Jinsha County, Gulin County). Sanguanzhai is a narrow valley running from northeast to southwest, about eight miles long, with an average width of about three to four hundred meters, and steep slopes on both sides. The terrain of the whole village has a large drop from the village head Huangni Village Group at an altitude of 1,400 meters to the riverside Village Group, which is only 700 meters above sea level. The whole village has six villager groups, covering an area of about 8 square kilometers, with more than 800 mu of cultivated land. It is inhabited by Yi and Han people, with a total of 246 households and a total population of more than 1,000 people. Among them, there are 224 Yi households and more than 900 people, accounting for 91.06% and 91.07% of the total households and the total population. The Yi people in Datun Sanguanzhai have a long history of sacrificial and funeral customs. According to Chen Wenjun, a local Yi Beimo, his ancestors have inherited Beimo for 107 generations and settled in Sanguan for more than 500 years. Before the Yongning Xuanfusi, the Chele family was under the responsibility of Beimo from Shechongming to the Datun Tusi Manor. Within a radius of 100 miles, Yi people would ask his family to perform sacrifices when they died or when the wind and rain were not good. The sacrificial and funeral customs of the Yi people in Datun Sanguanzhai are mainly divided into two categories: nature worship and ancestor worship. Ancestor worship is mainly worship of recent ancestors. Near ancestor gods mainly refer to ancestral gods, not natural gods. Among ancestral gods, the main source of fortune and misfortune is the near ancestor, not the distant ancestor. The prosperity of people and livestock is blessed by the ancestors, so the object of daily prayers and wishes is the near ancestor's soul. The source of fortune and luck is the near ancestor, so part of the remains (nails, hair) and relics (lapels) of the near ancestor are worshipped as the hall god (god of wealth), and the division of the "hall god" is a grand ceremony when brothers divide the family. The family is uneasy and all things are unfavorable. It is often believed that the near ancestor's soul has come back to disturb, and it must be sacrificed, so there are various forms of sacrificial rituals. The fate of children is closely related to their parents, and divination often takes the parents' souls as the main inquiry and display object. In particular, it is believed that resolving grievances and guiding the near ancestor's soul is the foundation for the prosperity of descendants, so there are grand cold and hot funeral sacrificial activities. "Guiding the way for cold funerals" (Xijiajiumu): When a person dies, the children will ask "Bumu" to preside over the ceremony to mourn and offer sacrifices, to guide the dead soul back to the "hometown" (ancestral place) to reunite with the ancestors and live a happy "life". At the same time, they will also make a "spirit tube" to worship together to show that they will not forget. Since "guiding the way" is the core and ultimate purpose of this ceremony, it is believed that if the dead soul is not guided, it will wander in the world, suffer, and even harm the family. After a long time, it will become a ghost, which is of great importance. Therefore, this ceremony is referred to as "guiding the way" (jiumu) in this place. "Guiding the way" is generally also called "making sacrifices" or "holding funerals". "Guiding the way for hot funerals" (Xicujiumu): Guiding the way for hot funerals is the opposite of "guiding the way for cold funerals", that is, the "guiding the way" ceremony held immediately after a person dies. When this ceremony is held, if there is a "guiding the way" that has not been held for the previous generation after death, the guiding the way for cold funerals must be held at the same time. This combined ceremony is called "guiding the way for hot and cold funerals". The Yi people in Datun Sanguanzhai have a long history of sacrificial and funeral customs, but now due to the influence of the outside world, young people go out to work, and the Bu Mu and Bei Mo, which are the main ritual activities, have basically no descendants and are on the verge of extinction. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)