Editing Manchu people (section)

=== Literature ===
The ''[[Tale of the Nisan Shaman]]'' ({{manchu|m={{ManchuSibeUnicode|lang=mnc|ᠨᡳᡧᠠᠨ<br />ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨ {{zwj}}ᡳ<br />ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ}}|v=nišan saman i bithe|a=nixan saman-i bithe}}; {{lang|zh-hans|尼山萨满传}}) is the most important piece of Manchu literature.<ref name=dekdenggeetal>{{cite book |last1 = Dekdengge |first2 = Huake |last2 = Zhang |first3 = Dingyuan |last3 = Guang |title = 尼山薩滿全傳 |language=zh |trans-title=Full Edition of Tale of the Nisan Shaman |publisher = Yingyu Cultural Publishing House |year = 2007 |isbn = 978-9868212428 |url = http://book.douban.com/subject/4049873/}}</ref>{{rp|3}} It primarily recounts how Nisan Shaman helps revive a young hunter.<ref name=dekdenggeetal/>{{rp|Preface}} The story also spread to Xibe, Nanai, Daur, Oroqen, Evenk and other Tungusic peoples.<ref name=dekdenggeetal/>{{rp|3}} It has four versions: the handwriting version from Qiqihar; two different handwriting versions from Aigun; and the one by the Manchu writer Dekdengge in [[Vladivostok]] ({{manchu|m={{ManchuSibeUnicode|lang=mnc|ᡥᠠᡳᡧᡝᠨᠸᡝᡳ}}|v=haišenwei|a=haixenwei}}<ref name=dekdenggeetal/>{{rp|1}}). The four versions are similar, but Haišenwei's is the most complete.<ref name=dekdenggeetal/>{{rp|7}} It has been translated into Russian, Chinese, English and other languages.<ref name=dekdenggeetal/>{{rp|3}}

There is also literature written in Chinese by Manchu writers, such as ''[[The Tale of Heroic Sons and Daughters]]'' ({{lang|zh-hans|儿女英雄传}}), ''{{ill|Song of Drinking Water|zh|纳兰性德}}'' ({{lang|zh-hans|饮水词}}) and ''{{ill|The Collection of Tianyouge|zh|顾太清}}'' ({{lang|zh-hans|天游阁集}}).