The legend of the nae

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In Weixi County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, there is such a legend circulating among the people.
A long time ago, the gods in the sky wanted to build a Potala Palace for the Bodhisattva, and the Demon King sent little demons to destroy it and poisoned the skilled craftsmen to death.

The legend of the nae

The Bodhisattva, who was in charge of building the palace, invited an eminent monk proficient in Buddhism to punish the demon king. The eminent monk found handsome and beautiful young men and women, taught them the most beautiful dance, and danced on the lawn in front of the construction site, attracting thousands of people. The people followed and danced, the demon king pretended to be a Tibetan compatriot and entered the dance hall to make monsters and mischiefs. The eminent monk used a plan to fly out a steel knife from his cuff to kill the demon king.
The dance taught by eminent monks was originally designed to trap and kill the Demon King. When dancing, the female dancer held a drum made from the Demon King’s ribs. People called this dance “Rib Dance” and later called it “Reba”. "Dance", and that forehead has been widely circulated among Tibetan folks to this day.

Involving musical instruments

Nae (pinyin: Nà é), also known as Reba drum. The Tibetan and Monba people play musical instruments that strike the membrane. The Han people call it the Tibetan hand drum. Popular in Tibet's Qamdo, Nagqu, Nyingchi, Qinghai Yushu, Gannan in Gansu, Ganzi in Sichuan and Diqing in Yunnan and other Tibetan areas. Originally a Tibetan religious musical instrument. It has become an inseparable accompaniment instrument for folk songs and dances such as Tibetan "reba dance". It is called "hand drum" in Chinese. Popular in the Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan-inhabited areas.