The Legend of Jangar

Author: He Dexiu (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: For hundreds of years, the story of "Jangar" has been passed down among the Mongolian people worldwide through "Jangarchi" (folk artists specializing in singing and reciting the Jangar tales), and it has been deeply loved by the Mongolian people. In the past two hundred years, many renowned Mongolian scholars at home and abroad have paid close attention to it, and they have successively organized this oral literature. Books and numerous research articles have been published in countries such as China, Germany, Finland, France, the United States, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. However, as it is an oral literary work, the master-disciple relationships of "Jangarchi" vary across regions, and their individual cultural levels also differ. Therefore, the stories compiled based on their recitations often differ in chapters, with some having fifteen chapters, others twenty-six, and some even over one hundred chapters. The plot, character names, and the number of heroes also vary greatly, and disputes still remain unresolved to this day. It is evident that the organization and study of this epic are a long and arduous task, and there is still a great deal of work for future generations to do.