China Tibetannat As the longest epic in the world, Epic Poem King Gesser was written about 1,000 years ago in Tibet and quickly spread around the HimalayanMountains region. It is composed of 120 volumes in more than 1 million lines and more than 20 million words. It tells the full story of a great ancient king who conquered the devils of other Tibetan tribes and made Tibet a stable, peaceful and happy place to live in.