Abstract:Yi' s Zhi Ge A Lu culture is a very important part of Yi' s whole culture. It is a materialized intellectual production and contains much Yi' s traditional knowledge such as literature, religion, politics, philosophy and custom etc. Nowadays, most Yi people come to a common view on the importance of Zhi Ge A Lu culture. However, there are divergences on how to use and develop the Zhi Ge A Lu cultural resources. The paper has an idea that Zhi Ge A Lu culture could be understood and utilized only through the industrialized development, and could have generated remarkable social and economic returns.