The Yi ethnic group, with a population of 6.6 million, is mainly distributed over the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is the fifth largest minority nationality of China, which has rich culture heritage and long history.

 Genesis

In the old mythology, at the creation of the world, the God of Gezi used the chin of the tiger to support the sky and the feet of the tiger to maintain the ground. The tiger's left eye became the sun and its right eye became the moon. The tiger's teeth turned to the stars, and its blood got to the sea. Then came the whole world and the people. Therefore, the Yi people treat themselves as the offspring of the Black Tiger.

 The Ten-month Solar Calendar

More than 4000 years before, the Yi's ancestor had already created an accurate calendric system which separated one yearsintos10 months. Every two months is a season so there are five seasons a year. Each month has 36 days.

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