Suoke
01 · Lineage & Regional School
In 1963 he became a student of the elderly Qogdebu and began to learn to sing Hanqingelei. Within the regional tradition and school record of Hanqinggelei in Haiximengguzuzangzuzizhi, Qinghai: Hanjinggele circulates mainly in the Mongol-concentrated areas of Delingha and Ulan in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, closely bound up with such local Mongol folk activities as the Nadam fair and sacrifices. Hanjinggele is a heroic epic current in the Mongol-concentrated areas of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai; called tuji in Mongol and performed by the tujichi, the narrative-singing artists, it is an oral literature created by the Mongol working people, telling in vivid language the story of the Mongol hero Hanjinggele subduing the Mangus and a ferocious khan and rescuing the suffering people from the demon's den.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
He was a singer of Hanqingelei. He went blind in both eyes six months after birth; in the early 1960s, at the social welfare institute of Xining City, Qinghai Province, he learned Chinese Braille and also studied the meridian and qi-blood theory of traditional Chinese massage and bone-setting techniques. His memory was extraordinary, and he never forgot what he heard once. His singing was expressive, distinctive and attractive, full of power to move; he could recite and sing heroic epics and folk tales such as Geser, Hanqingelei and Daolijihaibaater. Thirty-three tapes of his recordings survive, comprising thirty-three heroic epics and tales and legends. Within the documented technical tradition of Hanqinggelei in Haiximengguzuzangzuzizhi, Qinghai: The Qinghai Haixi Mongol heroic epic Hanjinggele circulates mainly among the Mongol-concentrated areas of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Called tuji in Mongol and performed by the tujichi, it is an oral literature created by the Mongol working people. Using vivid language, the epic tells the story of the Mongol hero Hanjinggele who, through a series of arduous struggles, successively subdues the Mangus and a ferocious khan and rescues the suffering people from the demon's den. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Subduing the Mangus": The episode in the epic in which Hanjinggele subdues the demon Mangus. "Rescuing the People": The episode in the epic in which Hanjinggele rescues the suffering people from the demon's den. "Performance by the Tujichi": The form performed by the narrative-singing artist the tujichi.
Subduing the Mangus
The episode in the epic in which Hanjinggele subdues the demon Mangus.
Rescuing the People
The episode in the epic in which Hanjinggele rescues the suffering people from the demon's den.
Performance by the Tujichi
The form performed by the narrative-singing artist the tujichi.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
Male, Mongolian, born in January 1946 and deceased in June 2015, a native of Delingha City, Qinghai Province. He was a representative bearer of Hanqingelei, a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Under his training, his son Sunanmu and his nephew Wang Caihua could also recite and sing many heroic epics and tales, including Hanqingelei and Dalantai Weng.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Hanjinggele is a heroic epic current in the Mongol-concentrated areas of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai; called tuji in Mongol and performed by the tujichi, the narrative-singing artists, it is an oral literature created by the Mongol working people, telling in vivid language the story of the Mongol hero Hanjinggele subduing the Mangus and a ferocious khan and rescuing the suffering people from the demon's den.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chahankouwen | Haiximengguzuzangzuzizhi, Qinghai | 03-0797 | Same declared area |
| Suoke | Haiximengguzuzangzuzizhi, Qinghai | 04-1500 | This page |
| Nima | Haiximengguzuzangzuzizhi, Qinghai | 05-2007 | Same declared area |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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