The Elements of Chinese Culture in the Legend of Bodi Mergen-Khan
The eighteen chapters of the epic legend “The Conqueror of the Western Lands BodiMergen - Khan” (a short title - “Bodi Mergen - Khan”) were recorded in the middle of the last century by the academicians B. Rinchen and Ts. Damdynsuren from the famous Chakhar story - teller and musician Olzein Lubsan - khuurchi (1949-2019) from Inner Mongolia. In 1960, the text of the legend was published by B. Rinchen in Germany. However, there are not many works on the content analysis of the legend. This article discusses the Chinese loan words, the inﬂuence of the Chinese oral and written traditions that were reﬂected in the text of the legend “Bodi Mergen-Khan”. Among other borrowings from Chinese cultural traditions, one should point out the Chinese regalia of the rulers of different levels, the Chinese traditional perception of the ruler as the successor of the Dragon line, the forefathers who ascended to 2 14 heaven and became geniuses - guardians of the people, as well as the motifof selling hair (braids)” traditional for Chinese folk literature.