The story and legend of the Lahu nationality's Xiao Sanxian

In the Wa village in Cangyuan, it is said that once upon a time there was a family who was very unhappy and often quarreled. An old man cut off a piece of tea wood, hollowed it out like a wooden spoon, covered it with toad skin and tied three strings to make three strings, which were used to play beautiful and moving music. Discordant people stopped quarreling after listening to it. The old man said to them, "These three strings are like a family. The inner string is the mother (mother string), the middle string is the father, and the outer string is the child (child string). If a family wants to live in harmony, it is necessary to tune the strings in order to play a pleasant tune. You must live in harmony, and life can be happy. " From then on, the family lived in harmony under the influence of Sanxian music. Since then, the three strings have been circulated. As long as it is played, regardless of nationality, gender and age, people can dance and sing happily together, and use it to "talk about love" and build a harmonious and happy family.