Yi people mark Sanyuesan Festival with traditional dance in SW China

Editor's Note: Thousands of members of the Yi ethnic group gathered Thursday to celebrate the Sanyuesan Festival in Mouding county, Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province.

The celebration featured performances of the Left Foot dance, a traditional Yi dance that was added to China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.

Members of the Yi ethnic group perform the Left Foot dance during Sanyuesan Festival celebrations in Mouding county, Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province, April 24, 2025. [Photo by Zhang Sisun]