In the Yi village in Wuding County on the south bank of the Jinsha River, a traditional bear-beating dance, also known as the bear-sacrificing dance, is followed. Speaking of the bear-beating dance, there is still a touching story circulating. It is said that a long time ago, the ancestors of the Yi people lived in the mountains and forests. The crops they planted with great effort were often destroyed by wild beasts such as horse bears. In order to protect the crops, the Yi mountain people united and used the horn as a signal for communication and command. When the horn sounded at night, people lit torches, held sticks, ran out of their homes and gathered together to chase the wild beasts in the fields. However, some wild beasts were not afraid of people and sometimes hurt the mountain people. Later, the Yi mountain people came up with a solution, which was to sew sheepskin into animal clothes, tie people up from head to toe, paint their eye circles white with lime, dye their mouths red with dye, and paint them into ferocious faces. Three or five tough young men were selected to wear animal clothes. They were the pioneers every time they chased the mountains, and everyone followed. This trick really worked. When bears and other wild animals saw the "human bear" standing and chasing them, they were so frightened that they fled far away. From then on, the crops in the Yijia village had a good harvest every year. To celebrate the victory, on the Torch Festival on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month every year, the Yi people would gather on the wide field in the village to perform wonderful bear-tying dances, foot-falling, singing, and other entertainment activities, playing all night long. Fu Chaowen (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)