Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province is thelargest area inhabited by the Yi ethnic group in China and also the birthplaceof Yi culture. Liangshan Yi costumes are the most eye-catching product of Yiculture. In recent years, people’s attention to Yi costumes has been decliningin daily life. In today’s internet era, it is particularly important to attract theaudience’s attention through exquisite promotional videos. This paper willanalyze 100 Yi costume promotional videos currently available on the internetby studying their types and characteristics. Then, through a comparativestudy of likes, collections, and comments, we will analyze the advantages anddisadvantages of these short videos. After screening out 30 excellent videos,we will analyze their type characteristics one by one. Finally, we conclude thatthe suitable video types for Yi costume promotion include: original ecologicaldisplay, costume change, appearance appeal, educational popularization, andretro DV. These five types of videos can bring higher attention to Yi costumepromotion and better inherit the culture of Yi costumes.