Dai and Yue costume legends of Naxi Pixing people

According to legend, a long time ago, Naxi people lived on the mountain near the lake and lived a quiet life. Unexpectedly, one year, a fierce drought demon appeared. He released eight suns to scorch the earth in turn with Taiyang Yuan. There is no night on the earth, and it is brown everywhere. There is a Naxi girl named Ying Gu who is determined to invite the Dragon King to the East China Sea. She knitted a colorful "coat" with bird hair, carried it on her back and ran east. When Ying Gu arrived in the East China Sea, she happened to meet Prince dragon three, and they fell in love. The Dragon King sent Prince dragon three to accompany her back to her hometown to alleviate the drought. The hateful drought demon tricked Prince dragon three into a deep pool, leaving elephants and lions guarding the pool mouth. Poor Yinggu struggled with the drought demon for nine days in a row, and finally fell to the ground because of exhaustion of true qi. Since then, this place has been called "Yinggudun" (Lijiang). Wang Zilong III rushed out of the deep pool in desperation, calling for pouncing on the place where Ying Gu fell and becoming the spring water of Lijiang Bazi. Seeing this, the three gods of Baisha built a snow dragon, swallowed seven suns in a row, and spit the cooled sun on the ground, leaving only one sun and turning it into the moon. The three gods turned seven cold suns into seven shining stars, which were embedded in Ying Gu's coat to show their approval. In memory of Ying Gu, Naxi girls made exquisite sheepskin shawls based on Ying Gu's coat, symbolizing hard work and courage, which has been passed down from generation to generation and has been passed down to this day. Therefore, the sheepskin shawl means "Dai Yue Dai Xing", which means that Naxi people are hardworking.