The customs and habits of the Yi people include clothing, food, and hospitality.

The Yi men’s clothing generally includes double-breasted clothes, short jackets, and trousers. The women’s clothing includes long gowns, mid-length gowns, short jackets, and jackets and waistcoats. The headdress is made of silver bubbles and wool threads, and the clothing patterns are natural patterns. Mostly, geometric patterns come second. The diet of the Yi people is mainly based on potatoes, corn, buckwheat, and rice. Non-staple food includes meat, beans, vegetables, etc. The wines of the Yi people include tantan wine, barrel wine, water wine, etc. The Yi people in Liangshan like to smoke orchid cigarettes, while the Yi people in other areas like to smoke leaf cigarettes. The Yi people's hospitality ritual is to beat sheep and cattle. As long as a guest arrives, they will kill the animal to entertain the guest. According to the identity and proximity of the guest, they will be divided into cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. Before killing, the live animals must be killed. Let the guests look at the meat before slaughtering it to show respect for the guests.