KingGesarisanepicfromTibetbasedonTibetanfolktales，legends，folksongsandproverbs.RepresentingthehighestachievementofancientTibetanculture，ithasbeenincirculationforcenturies.Itisanencyclopedia-likemasterpiecereflectingthehistoryoftheancientTibetansociety.$$ComparedwiththeworldsOtherfamousheroicepics，KingGesarhastwooutstandingcharacteristics.$$First，ithasbeenpasseddownorallyandmusicallyfromonegenerationtothenext.EventodaytheepicisstillwidespreadamongtheTibetanpeople，especiallyamongfarmersandherdsmen.Itisa""living""heroicepicandbelongstotheTibetanculturalheritage.$$Second，itisthelongestheroicepicintheworld.Itisanimmensework，withmorethan1millionverses，whichwouldfill120-plusvolumesifwrittendown.$$TheStateofLinggenerallyreferstotheancientTibetan-inhabitedareas.Inthelightofitsstructuralorder，weselectedthehighspotofthisepictoentertainreadersathomeandabroad.Wehopeourreaders，throughreadingKingGesar，willgettoknowandloveboththisgreatepicandtheTibetanculture.