Ruins of the Kecuo Tusi Government Office in Zhaojue

　　The ruins of the Kecuo Tusi Government Office in Zhaojue are located in Kecuo Village, Daba Township, southwest of Zhaojue County, and are designated as a county-level cultural heritage site. The site is 24 kilometers from Zhaojue County town, and the Zhaojue–Butuo Highway passes through this location.

　　The Kecuo Tusi in question belonged to the Lili Tusi family. The government office was built in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. To this day, four stone pillars remain preserved, each averaging 1.52 meters in height and 0.4 meters in thickness. These pillars are arranged in a ":" shape and stand in the farmland. Each pillar has two rectangular stone holes in the middle and is topped with carved stone lions. According to legend, they were used either for tying up slaves or hanging flags. Based on a local Yi ethnic folktale, the former use is more credible. The story goes like this: In the past, a sheepherding couple surnamed Bajie — Ayichongping and Asimuxia — had their sheep repeatedly killed and eaten by the Lili Tusi family. Enraged, Ayichongping went to demand compensation but was instead tied to the stone pillars by the Tusi and severely tortured. His brave and decisive wife, Asimuxia, led soldiers from the Bajie family to rescue her husband. In the end, they cornered the Tusi on the mountain, who then hanged himself from a tree. This act made them renowned among the locals.

　　The stone pillars at the ruins of the Kecuo Tusi Government Office hold certain scientific research value for studying the ancient social structure of the Yi people.