EffortmadetopreserveKingGesarbegansoonaftertheendofthechaotic"culturalrevolution"(1966-76).In1980,theTibetAutonomousRegionsetupanofficetodealwiththework;itwasplacedundertheTibetAcademyofSocialSciencesin1985.Officemembersfoundatotalof40-oddfolkballadeersabletosingtheepic.Theyrangedfromtheelderlytoyoungsters.Nineteenofthemwereinvitedtoputtheirvoiceontape,and122volumesofthesingingeditionswererecordedon4,500tapes.
