A Tibetan woman in Zhada. This is from a Tibet Custom postcard set bought in China.
China - Gesar Epic Tradition
"The ethnic Tibetan, Mongolian and Tu communities in western and northern China share the story of the ancient hero King Gesar, sent to heaven to vanquish monsters, depose the powerful, and aid the weak while unifying disparate tribes. The singers and storytellers who preserve the Gesar epic tradition perform episodes of the vast oral narrative (known as ‘beads on a string’) in alternating passages of prose and verse with numerous regional differences. Tibetan masters carry bronze mirrors and use facial expressions, sound effects and gestures to enhance their singing, while Mongolian performers are accompanied by fiddles and intersperse improvised, melodic singing with musical storytelling and oral narrative..." Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
A Tibetan woman in Zhada. This is from a Tibet Custom postcard set bought in China.
A Tibetan woman in Zhada. This is from a Tibet Custom postcard set bought in China.
