Tuwa People

Since ancient time, there have been myths and legends about the Kanas lake handed down among the Tuwa people. Long, long ago, a beautiful shepherd girl fell in love with a handsome young hunter.

Because of their parents’ obstructions. This pair of lovers walked into a mountain forest.

Later on, the shepherd girl became pregnant and yet. She didn’t give birth to a baby for a long time. Hearing that it wouldn’t be done unless they went to pay their homage to a big lake in the mountain, the couple came to the bank.

The young man hunted a deer, put the deer’s blood into the lake after making a prayer and, all of sudden, the whole lake became vary colored, shedding its rays in all directions.

After drinking the lake water, she bore a boy very soon. They named this kid ”Kanas”, implying” Sacred Water” or “Saint Water”.