The Story and Legend of Lisu Sanxian

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Lisu Sanxian The Lisu Sanxian is a plucked and plucked musical instrument of the Lisu and Jingpo peoples. There is such a legend among the people.

The Story and Legend of Lisu Sanxian

A long time ago, there was a lonely boy in the village of Lisu. Both his parents died when he was young. His life was difficult and difficult. In order to make a living, he often went to the mountains to hunt and pick wild fruits to satisfy his hunger.

One day, in the woods, he heard the mournful calls of three kinds of birds, which echoed each other as if they were talking to each other. The desolate Wuming made the orphan very moved, and he looked forward to being able to tell his tragic life experience to his relatives like a bird.

So, he made a qin modeled on the head, tail and belly of three kinds of birds from the dry tree trunks growing on the mountain, and imitated the different calls of the three kinds of birds and matched three strings to make a Lisu man. 's first three-stringed violin. It is today's Lisu Sanxian.

Reference materials and contributors
傈僳三弦-百度百科
傈僳三弦-搜狗百科

Involving musical instruments

Lisu Sanxian (pinyin: lì sù sān xián) is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Lisu and Jingpo peoples. Some areas of the Lisu people are also called Qibo. The Jingpo people are called Ding. It is popular in Lushui, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, Tengchong in Baoshan Prefecture, Longchuan, Longling and Yingjiang in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Zhenkang in Lincang and Ximeng in Simao.