The history of the Yi people can be traced back to the era of the Yellow Emperor (about 2570-2550 BC). The legend of the Yi nationality is called the Yellow Emperor in the legend of the Han nationality. Both the Han literature and the legend of the Yi nationality say with one voice that "the 30th is the January of the Yellow Emperor", which cannot be explained by "coincidence" in any case, but can only be explained as: the existence of the secular monarch is real, and the embryonic form of the Yi nationality in the era of the Yellow Emperor has already existed. Yi people live in the southwest mountainous area, and the terrain is closed, and the situation of communication and integration may be much less than that of Han people. I believe that she is of pure blood. 4,500 years can be passed down from generation to generation, and it should be one of the oldest ethnic groups in China.
Yi costumes vary from place to place. In Liangshan and Qianxi areas, men usually wear black narrow-sleeved right-angle shirts and pleated wide-leg pants, while in some areas they wear feet pants, with a lock of long hair in the middle of the front of their heads and a pincer-like knot on the right. Women mostly retain national characteristics, usually wrapped in a bun with a waist and a belt; Women in some places have the habit of wearing long skirts. Men and women wear jerva when they go out. Jewelry includes earrings, bracelets, rings, neckties, etc. Most of them are made of gold, silver and jade.