Major ethnic epics performed at int'l cultural tourism festival in China's Xinjiang

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Major ethnic epics performed at int'l cultural tourism festival in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Major ethnic epics performed at int'l cultural tourism festival in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ADILI JUMETURDI, Researcher, Institute of Ethnic Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Kyrgrz): ALMAZ MURATBEKOV, Staff member, Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan STORYLINE: The ninth Manas International Cultural Tourism Festival concluded on Sunday in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Kirgiz ethnic epic "Manas," "Epic of King Gesar," which is hailed as "the Homeric epics of the East," and "Jangar," a heroic epic of the Mongolian ethnic group, were performed on the stage. The three epics, all designated as national intangible cultural heritages, are viewed as equally important cultural works of ethnic minority groups. Performers sang songs lauding h

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