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The World Longest Epic saga

  The Life of King Gesar is a heroic epic collectively created by China's Tibetans. Originating in the folk oral traditions passed down among Tibetan generations for some 1,000 years, it has been collected as a work composed of 120-odd volumes, with more than 1 million verses, totalling over 20 million words. It is the longest epic known to the world, and has been called the Orient's Homeric Epic.


  - The Origins and Significance of the Epic
  - Plot Briefs
  - Collection of and Research on the Epic
  - The Fruit and Wisdom of Folk Artists
  - Influence Spreads to Foreign Countries