Core Viewpoint - The 2025 Silk Road Cloud Garment and Colorful Yunnan Ethnic Costume Culture Festival showcases the integration of traditional Yi embroidery with modern fashion, highlighting cultural heritage and economic opportunities in Yunnan Province [1][3]. Industry Summary - The festival features a cultural market with over a hundred cultural enterprises and cooperatives, displaying Yi embroidery clothing, ethnic embroidery creative products, and local specialties, attracting numerous visitors [3]. - The Yi embroidery industry has evolved from self-use to a broader market, utilizing a model of "design training + order distribution" to connect cooperatives, enterprises, and embroiderers, providing income opportunities for local Yi women [3][7]. - As of now, 77 Yi embroidery workshops and 513 village-level embroidery studios have been established in Chuxiong Prefecture, creating a comprehensive industrial network [5][7]. Economic Impact - The Yi embroidery industry in Chuxiong Prefecture achieved a production value of over 11.3 billion yuan in 2024, employing more than 60,000 embroiderers, including over 2,000 disabled embroiderers who earn stable incomes through their skills [7]. - In the first half of 2025, the industry’s production value surpassed 7 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 10.9% [7].