The Waiting Wife Tree

　　By the Nan Zha River near Mengwai Village, there stands a large white toon tree that faces the tomb of the chieftain Dao Paiyue from afar. Beneath the tree is a shrine where the Dai people frequently come to make offerings ("dana") and pray for the protection of the tree spirit. Legend has it that this tree is the transformed spirit of Dao Paiyue’s wife. After her husband’s death, unable to bear the longing, she often came here to gaze toward his tomb. Over time, one of her souls lingered here and attached itself to the white toon tree, becoming a tree spirit. Whenever there is any disturbance on the mountain where the chieftain's tomb lies, the tree rustles. People say it is the wife worrying for her husband’s safety.