Yi people's customs are dress, food and hospitality.

Yi men's clothes are generally double-breasted, short-sleeved and trousers, while women's clothes include long gowns, medium gowns and short-sleeved clothes, as well as coat waistcoats. The headdress is made of silver bubbles and wool, and the clothing patterns are mostly natural patterns, followed by geometric patterns. The diet of the Yi people is mainly potatoes, corn, buckwheat and rice, and non-staple foods include meat, beans and vegetables. Yi people's wines include altar wine, barrel wine, water wine, etc. Liangshan Yi people like to smoke orchid cigarettes, while other Yi people like to smoke leaf tobacco. Yi people's hospitality is to beat sheep and cattle. As long as guests arrive, they will kill animals to entertain guests. According to the identity and closeness of visitors, they can be divided into cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. Before killing, they should take live animals to the guests and let them have a look before slaughtering them to show their respect for them.