* The legend has it that Chunthang married the Biete princess, Lalzaii. Their offspring died at infancy. One night, he had a dream that next child should be born in another village for it to survive. So, when the time for delivery came, the mother was taken to another village where she delivered a healthy boy. As the boy was born in another village, he was named 'Khualhring'. The boy later on became the progenitor of the Khawlhring clan. When time for the second delivery came, Chunthang was told to keep the child under the 'vang' tree near their house to ensure his survival. And so survived the second child, who was named Vangchhia. Later, his descendants came to be known by that name.
* The village is a treasure house of 171 Menhir stones that fascinate and baffle visitors. How and when were these constructed, remains to be explored. Having lived in the state for six years, I missed them by some miles on a few occasions as I wasn't aware of them. Hope to see them during my next visit to Mizoram.
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