Flash mob showcases beauty of Yi embroidery in Yunnan(1/6)

Models present creations featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, one of China's intangible cultural heritages, during a flash mob in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 29, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

With ancestral embroidery skills, Yi people needle nature designs onto their costumes, such as flowers, butterflies, birds, tigers and cats, as well as the sun, moon and stars.

Models present creations featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, one of China's intangible cultural heritages, during a flash mob in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 29, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Models present creations featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, one of China's intangible cultural heritages, during a flash mob in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 29, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Models present creations featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, one of China's intangible cultural heritages, during a flash mob in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 29, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Models present creations featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, one of China's intangible cultural heritages, during a flash mob in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 29, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Models present creations featuring embroidery of Yi ethnic group from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, one of China's intangible cultural heritages, during a flash mob in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept. 29, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)