▁research er ▁like ▁N amp ib ou ▁Mar in mai ▁based ▁on ▁fol kt ales , ▁traces ▁back ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Li ang mai ▁to ▁a ▁mountain ▁called ▁Th on but long , ▁where ▁a ▁river ▁Al ou - du iri ang - t uk hu ang ▁circle ▁around ▁the ▁mountain ▁eight ▁times . ▁Some ▁sch ol ars ▁trace ▁back ▁the ▁Li ang ma is ▁were ▁once ▁from ▁a ▁place ▁known ▁as ▁" S in lu ong ". ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁prove ▁whether ▁this ▁‘ S in lu ong ' ▁has ▁any ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁place ▁in ▁China . ▁Even ▁the ▁H mar ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁originally ▁from ▁Sin lung ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁province ▁in ▁China ▁t It ▁ ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Li ang mai ▁in ▁their ▁migration ▁process ▁crossed ▁du ika ▁( which ▁means ▁white ▁water ▁or ▁river ). ▁Some ▁assume ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁H w ang - H o ▁river ▁or ▁Yang - S iki ang ▁river ▁in ▁China ▁or ▁the ▁Ch ind win ▁river ▁or ▁Ir raw addy ▁river ▁both ▁in ▁My an mar ▁or ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁Bra h map ut ra ▁in ▁India . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁ex od us ▁they ▁also ▁settled ▁in ▁Y unn an ▁province ▁of ▁China ▁probably ▁in ▁Shang ri - La ▁area , ▁where ▁the ▁Li ang mai ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁N aga ▁communities ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁connection ▁with ▁one ▁communities ▁like ▁the ▁Tib et ans , ▁Kar ens , ▁K