[shǐ shī]
epic
a national epic
民族史诗
“The Deeds of King Gesar,” a folk epic of the Tibetan nationality in China, is the world's longest epic, comprising 36 volumes in 15 million words, with one million to 1.5 million lines in poetry alone in addition to those in prose. The epic enjoys popularity in areas inhabited by people of the Tibetan, Mongolian, and Tu nationalities.
中国藏族的长篇叙事诗《格萨尔王传》是世界最长的史诗。 除散文 部 分， 仅史诗部分就有100万至150万行， 36部， 1500万字。 史诗流传于藏族、蒙古族、土族等地区。