By Li Yingqing in Kunming and Ye Zizhen | chinadaily.com.cn |    26 July 2022

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]

People celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunan province. [Photo by Fang Jingsong/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Wang Xiaotonghao/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Tang Haixin/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Zhang Baowu/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Li Li/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Fang Jingsong/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists celebrate the Torch Festival in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Li Zhiqiang/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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