The picture shows the Tibetan translation of the Major Cultural Project "Gesar" of the Tibet Autonomous Region into a series of Books into Chinese. Photo by Zhao Yan
Lhasa, 27 Jan (China News Network) -- The launch ceremony of the Tibetan-chinese-chinese series of "Gesar," a major cultural project in the Tibet Autonomous Region, was held in Lhasa on 27 January. After eight years, the Gesar Tibetan-Chinese translation project was officially concluded.
The picture shows the honorary certificate awarded to the representative of the project team at the launch ceremony of the "Gesar" Tibetan-translated Chinese series. Photo by Zhao Yan
Gesar epic is known as the world's longest, living heroic epic, for thousands of years, with a high degree of popularity and strong artistic vitality in the folk widely circulated, in 2009, "Gesar" was selected into the world intangible cultural heritage list. In December 2013, the Tibetan-to-Chinese translation project of Gesar, a major cultural project of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which was presided over by the Institute of Ethnic Studies of the Tibet Autonomous Region Academy of Social Sciences, was launched in Tibet.
"This is the most comprehensive and complete set of Gesar rap artist translations to date. It has a guiding and exemplary role in the field of gesar's work. The former director of the Office of the National Gesar (Si)er Work Leading Group and an expert of the Gesar Gyatso said in a congratulatory letter on the 27th.
The picture shows the readers flipping through the books at the launch ceremony of the "Gesar" Tibetan-Chinese series. Photo by Zhao Yan
According to Xiabian Gyatso, Elder Sangzhu is a famous Tibetan "Gesar" rap artist, and he and Elder Zaba are also outstanding artists in the field of "Gesar" in China. Unfortunately, the elder Samdrup has passed away, "but his rap book, under the records of the staff of the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences, has been preserved relatively completely, filling the gap of a relatively complete epic of Gesar based only on the rap of one artist." ”
Chen Fan, head of the leading group of the Tibet-to-Chinese project of the "Gesar" major cultural project in the Tibet Autonomous Region, said that the "Gesar" Tibetan-to-Chinese series of books has a total of 33 volumes. At the beginning of the project, the institute organized experts from Beijing, Qinghai and Tibet to unify the translation of terminology and terminology, formulate translation rules and project processes, and compile and print relevant reference books. Among the translators of the series, there are not only Gesar experts and translators, but also poets, writers, etc.
The picture shows Chen Fan (center) presenting the "Gesar" Tibetan-Chinese translation series to the relevant units and departments of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Photo by Zhao Yan
Chen Fan said that the birth of the Gesar Tibetan-Chinese series of books is at the right time. Tibetan culture is an important part of Chinese culture. To inherit and develop Tibet's excellent traditional culture, it is necessary to fully excavate, explain, and display the representative achievements of Tibet's excellent traditional culture, which is an important content of promoting exchanges, exchanges, and blending of various ethnic groups in China, enhancing cultural identity, and forging a solid sense of the Chinese national community. (End)