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Duan Siping was the first king of the Dali Kingdom.There is an amazing legend about his birth.It was said that Duan Siping's mother was called Awaki，also known as Bai Jie A-mei，who was said to be born as an immortal.At that time，there was a thousand-year-old plum tree under the Wutai Peak of Cangshan Mountain，which did not bear any fruits for many years.One year，this old plum tree bore a plum.The plum grew up in an amazing speed.Only a few months later，it grew as big as a winter melon.One night，late at night，the plum suddenly fell and broke into two halves.There was a girl with beautiful eyes lying inside，crying and screaming，which woke up a couple surnamed Duan nearby.They had no children，so they adopted the little girl.Because she was white and fat，they gave her name Bai jie Amei（Bai means white，and mei means a plum）.A-mei grew up and became smarter and more beautiful.Many young men in the village proposed to her，but she did not like any of them.In addition，the old couple were reluctant to marry her out.

One day，A-mei went to Xiayi River to take a bath，and saw a broken log suddenly rushing towards her from downstream.She couldn't dodge the log and got pregnant in this way.Ten months later，she gave birth to two white and chubby sons，the older one named Siping and the younger one named Siliang.