Locals were pictured celebrating the Torch Festival in Butuo County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday. Liangshan is home to the majority of the Yi people, who see fire as the symbol of their culture. The Torch Festival, which usually falls on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth lunar month on the traditional Chinese calendar, is the grandest holiday of the Yi ethnic group. During the festival, people put on traditional attire, light bonfires and torches and participate in a variety of activities such as singing and dancing, folk sports, and enjoy a festive carnival ambience.