Anhua Yi nationality township, Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province

Anhua Yi nationality township

Anhua Yi Township in Jiangchuan District of Yuxi City is a typical Yi township. After years of development, the Yi family and the Han culture have gradually interacted. However, the unique customs of the Yi people can be seen from time to time, such as Yi costumes worn on festivals, self embroidered bags, unique customs such as string play, festivals such as torch festival, the third day of the second lunar month in lanniqing village Yu's ethnic customs and local characteristics.

administrative division

In 2019:

Code name of urban and rural classification code for statistics

530403201001210 Anhua community residents committee

530403201220 Guangshan village committee

530403201202220 Dong Bing village committee

530403201203220 zaogutian village committee

530403201204220 Xinzhuang village committee

geographical environment

Anhua Yi nationality township is located in the northwest of Jiangchuan District, Yuxi City, between 24 ° N and 102 ° e, connecting Qianwei town in the East, Jiuxi town in the south, xiaoshiqiao town in Hongta District in the West and Jiangcheng town in the north.

social customs and habits

Chuanwan is a unique custom of Yi people in Anhua township. It has been handed down since Ming and Qing Dynasties and has a long history. They are mainly for dancing, singing, talking with men and women, playing and entertainment. The objects of playing are usually unmarried or married young men and women, and a small number of middle-aged men. They usually form a group of three, five, eight or nine men and women. Through singing and dancing, speaking to songs, they can recognize each other, enhance their understanding or express their inner feelings, and reveal their love. Generally, they have to go through "talking about the day" and "talking about the day" The process of "taking care of one's family", "returning to the head" and "raising the ceremony" is also discussed. In the long historical process, its dance and music have been gradually improved and innovated, and its art has become more and more perfect. Although the custom of playing together has gradually weakened, its music and dance have been put on the stage after being processed by various village literature and art teams, and are very popular with the masses.

The torch festival is the traditional festival of the Yi people on June 24 of the lunar calendar, which is also known as the "Torch Festival" (also known as Xinghui Festival). On the day of the torch festival, villagers, dressed in national costumes and accompanied by a beautiful Yueqin, sing and dance around the fire, with a cheerful and warm atmosphere. The traditional food of Anhua Yi People's Torch Festival is to eat "torch beans" and cut a variety of vegetables such as concanavalin, celery, eggplant, melon, potato into slices, mixed with flour and meat slices for steaming, commonly known as chop raw. On August 13, 2001, the first torch festival in Anhua Yi township was held by the township party committee and government. During the festival, Yuxi Dian Opera Troupe, County Cultural Bureau literature and art team and some folk artists performed a variety of literature and art programs. More than 20000 people participated in the activity, which was unprecedented.

February 3 is the unique festival of lanniqing village group of zaogutian village committee in Anhua township. For the villagers of lanniqing village group, the third day of February is even more important and grand than the Chinese New Year. It is said that in the past, although lanniqing village was green, there was no beautiful water. For generations, people lived the life of "rice soup and steaming soup". Especially in the second and third months of the lunar calendar, the water source dried up, the wheat acreage dried up, the people and animals were thirsty, and the water was as expensive as oil. People hoped that the sky could rain at this time, and people could enjoy it The hope was placed on the Dragon King, so he chose to sacrifice the Dragon God on February 3 of the lunar calendar every year. On this day, every family killed pigs and sheep and went to the "ancestral hall of all surnames" to pray for good weather. Since then, the festival of February 3 has been passed down from generation to generation in this small village. Because "February 3" is only unique to this small village, more and more people come here to visit and celebrate on this day, and the Festival becomes more and more grand.