4 more books on King Gesar's epic published

LHASA - Four more books on the epic of King Gesar have been published, as part of efforts to preserve the 1,000-year-old story.

The Epic of King Gesar has about 200 episodes and is believed to be one of the world's longest epics. It tells how an 11th century Tibetan king conquered his enemies and helped ordinary people.

The epic has been passed down orally by singers, often illiterate herders or peasants from the Tibet autonomous region, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Qinghai province.