Manas: a cultural treasure jointly shared by the Chinese and Kyrgyz peoples
"Manas": China and Kyrgyzstan join hands to safeguard the millennium-old epic heritage of the Silk Road Inheriting intangible cultural heritage, deepening exchanges and mutual learning, click to learn about the latest progress in China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation
The epic hero poem Manas tells the story of the Manas family leading the people in resisting foreign invasion and fighting evil forces. This theme has been widely circulated in China's Xinjiang and in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, and is regarded as an important cultural heritage passed down for thousands of years along the Silk Road.
On August 28, President Xi Jinping published a signed article in Kyrgyz media, mentioning that China and Kyrgyzstan will work hand in hand to protect and pass on the world intangible cultural heritage of Manas and other such treasures.
The report noted that China and Kyrgyzstan are linked by mountains and rivers, have long enjoyed friendship, and have continued to strengthen exchanges, mutual learning, and cooperation, driving the building of a ChinaKyrgyzstan community with a shared future steadily forward.