The Passage of Malihua through Tibet: Journey to Northern Tibet (2007 Revised Edition)

Author: Ma Lihua
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Ma Lihua entered Tibet in 1976 and over the years traveled extensively across the region, publishing numerous works including poetry, prose, academic treatises, and long novels. The writing and research for Journey in Northern Tibet, Westward to Ali, The Soul Like the Wind, and The Red Mountains of Eastern Tibet spanned two to three decades, presenting a comprehensive and profound display of the natural and cultural landscapes of several representative regions in this world-highland. The first three works were compiled into Entering Tibet in the 1990s, becoming bestsellers both domestically and internationally. The literary world hailed them as "rare treasures on the contemporary Chinese literary scene" and "a bridge between literature and anthropology," earning Ma the title of a writer humanologist. These four long documentary works are also regarded as the cornerstone of Chinese literary anthropology. Journey in Northern Tibet portrays the nomadic culture of the high-altitude grasslands in northern Tibet: the spiritual life of nomadic communities for millennia, their reverence for sacred mountains and lakes, the legends of King Gesar, the remnants of the indigenous religion Bon, primal wisdom, and tales of ancient and modern legends. It also depicts daily realities such as weddings, funerals, festivals, and entertainment. The vast and magnificent landscapes of northern Tibet, its extraordinary mountains and waters, wildlife, and the desolate wilderness are all vividly presented. Thus, the historical vicissitudes of nature and culture in this region, as well as the unique life forms, are brought to life.