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“Traditional Mongolian art should be protected and promoted, and it belongs to all humankinds.” [Photo by Tanja Herko]

Raxiodser, 77, inheritor and singer of Mongolian epic cycle, The Epic of King Geser

Holding his four-stringed fiddle, 77-year-old Raxiodser, a musician from Jarud Banner in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, can still remember the texts of the “Epic of King Geser,” an ancient epic cycle reputed by some to be the longest in the world.

As an artist and traditional culture promoter, he joined Ulan Muqir, a traveling art troupe performing for herdsmen in remote areas at the age of 16, and has dedicated his whole life to preserve traditional Mongolian Culture. Now he has countless students, who help him to introduce the Epic of Geser to the world.

For more stories about Raxiodser: Culture inheritance in Inner Mongolia: the story of great King Geser