Previously, we introduced to you a grand piece titled "The Epic of Manas," which narrates the story of a Kirgiz hero called Manas and his seven generations of descendants leading their people in preserving peace, unity and protecting their way of life. With 230,000 lines in total, it is reputed as the encyclopedia of the culture of the Kirgiz ethnic people living in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. These days, there have been many efforts to preserve the 1000-year cultural heritage in the modern world and pass it on to future generations. In this episode, we will get a glimpse of how it is protected nowadays and we will certainly have an auditory feast of the epic.
