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- This Is Why One Man Is Keen to Protect Spoken Languages

- THE POETICS OF COMMUNICATION: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF THE TRADITIONAL SONG FAIR OF THE BAI ETHNIC PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA

- CHAO Gejin: The motivations behind the World Humanities Conference 2017

- Bao Xiulan Became The 4th Lord Fellow of The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at Univ. of Missouri

- A Brief Introduction to China Folklore Society (CFS)

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Forum on heroic epics of China

　　The Institute of Ethnic Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences held a two-day forum on the creative transformation and innovative development of classic heroic epics of China in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday. [Photo provided……>>>

An Obituary of Yin Hubin

Yin Hubin
　　(1960-2020)
　　Yin Hubin, Senior Researcher and former Deputy Director of the Institute of Ethnic Literature, passed away on March 13, 2020 in Beijing, at the age of 60.
　　Yin Hubin was a Korean (Chaoxian Zu), born in Kuandian Co……>>>

This Is Why One Man Is Keen to Protect Spoken Languages

　　Chao Gejin, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discusses his work in oral cultural heritage
　　Chao Gejin, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, at Salzburg Global Seminar
　　When it come……>>>

THE POETICS OF COMMUNICATION: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF THE TRADITIONAL SONG FAIR OF THE BAI ETHNIC PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA

Zhu Gang (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Ethnic Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; HYI Visiting Scholar)
　　Chair/discussant: Gregory Nagy (Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative ……>>>

CHAO Gejin: The motivations behind the World Humanities Conference 2017

　　A Visual Statement to UNESCO Media,
　　which was put on the Youtube channel for UNESCO on 1 February 2016.
　　Here is the link to watch the video: https://youtu.be/yyAAJw0GgRE
　　Article Source: UNESCO
　　February 5, 2016>>>

Bao Xiulan Became The 4th Lord Fellow of The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at Univ. of Missouri

　　Bao Xiulan Was Awarded The Fourth A. B. Lord Fellow of The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at The University of Missouri
　　The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition announced the fourth recipient of the A.B. Lord Fellowship in Oral Trad……>>>

A Brief Introduction to China Folklore Society (CFS)

　　Created on May 21, 1983, the China Folklore Society (CFS) is a professional and non-profit organization of the folklorists and folklore fellows all over the China. CFS has so far registered 1695 members; the current President is Chao Gejin; ……>>>

Oral Tradition journal volume 28, number 1

Dear colleagues, We at the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition are pleased to greet you with best wishes for a peaceful New Year and offer our latest issue of Oral Traditionfor consideration: seven essays reporting on a miscellany of verbal trad……>>>