Tracing Dunhuang Culture
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers interested in Dunhuang culture who want a systematic introduction to Dunhuang studies
- Travelers planning a trip to Dunhuang who want to build a knowledge framework beforehand
- Lower-division students in literature and history using it as an overview reference for Dunhuang studies
- Teachers and popular lecture speakers seeking reliable cultural materials
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking high-resolution plates or album-style visual reading
- Professional Dunhuang scholars expecting specialized, cutting-edge research papers
- Practical readers who only want quick travel tips and route information
Reading tips
- Read the history of Dunhuang studies first to establish a timeline, then move on to the mural and manuscript chapters.
- Keep a list of Mogao cave numbers on hand while reading and match the cave numbers mentioned in the book to deepen impressions.
- After each chapter, summarize its core question in a few sentences to test whether you have truly understood it.
- If possible, watch documentaries or image catalogues alongside to compensate for the lack of visual richness in pure text.
About the publisher
Sichuan People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher whose list spans social fiction, art, foreign literature, finance and biography; the 358 titles in the database show a catalogue balancing classics with general reading. Representative books include Lu Xun's A Madman's Diary, Feng Zikai's Paintings for the Protection of Life, works associated with Li Shutong, and foreign-literature translations such as André Gide's Strait Is the Gate and Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Dancing Girl: Classic Works of Yasunari Kawabata. In finance there is Security Analysis, and in biography the New Biography of Su Dongpo. Authors represented include Lu Xun, Feng Zikai, Li Shutong, Li Yumin, Zhu Zuci and Ye Zongmin. The publishing profile emphasizes literary classics alongside art books, and uses thematic series such as the "banned books" collection to address intellectual and scientific themes. Public information is limited, so this introduction focuses on the directions reflected in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- “走进敦煌”丛书编辑委员会
- “走进敦煌”丛书 总序
- 前言
- 引言
- 东方河西走廊的古代文明
- 一 古楼兰发现的中国丝绸
- 二 丝绸之路的开通
- 三 丝绸之路上的河西五州
- 四 沙州归义军
- 佛教圣地莫高窟
- 一 失落的敦煌（沙州）文明
- 二 在黑暗世界中捶响不朽之鼓
- 三 仙岩的千佛
- 四 供养人的功德
- 五 经卷后面的心声
- 隐没的中国古代文明
- 一 儒学在边陲的传播
- 二 佛家教义的世俗化
- 三 开放的文化态度
- 四 通俗文学的摇篮
- 五 大乐的颂歌
- 六 社会下层的生活图景
- 七 远离中原王朝的地方政权
- 文化线索的断裂
- 一 沙州都督府文献之谜
- 二 西夏的兴起与沙州的陷没
- 三 藏经洞封闭之谜
- 敦煌文书的重现与流散
- 一 藏经洞的暴露
- 二 列强的劫掠
- 三 国宝历劫之后
- 20世纪世界学术之新潮流
- 一 敦煌学的兴起
- 二 中国新发现之学问
- 三 敦煌学在当代中国
- 后记
- 补记
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About the author
Xie Taofang is a Chinese author known for his research on and appreciation of classical Chinese poetry, especially ci. Public information about him is limited, and details of his life, education and positions are not available in the records, so this profile is based only on the character of his works. The six titles held here focus on Tang and Song ci and Dunhuang culture, including Selected and Annotated Ci of Liu Yong, A Compendium of Tang and Song Ci Tunes, and Interpretations of Famous Northern Song and Southern Song Ci. These suggest that he both selects, annotates and comments on individual ci works and attends to the compilation of ci tune patterns, while offering author-by-author readings of major Song poets. Tracing Dunhuang Culture extends his scope to cultural inquiry along the Dunhuang tradition, and Reading Ci: Reflections from Beside the Window leans toward close reading and personal reflection. His writing is grounded in texts and prosody, plain in style, and aimed at general readers seeking a systematic introduction to Tang and Song ci and related culture.
Tang Jun is an author about whom limited public information is currently available. The library holds one work by this author, titled Tracing Dunhuang Culture. Judging from its title and category, the book is a cultural reader that takes Dunhuang—a key town on the Silk Road and a treasure house of historical relics and art—as its thread, sorting out and interpreting the context and substance of Dunhuang culture. In the writing, Tang Jun turns scholarly cultural knowledge into an accessible narrative, allowing readers to approach Dunhuang elements such as the Mogao Caves, murals, and manuscripts through the text and to understand their place in the history of Chinese civilization and in cultural exchange between China and other countries. Because information on the author's life, education, and research focus is not found in the library's records, no further introduction to Tang Jun's academic background can be given at present. Based on the available work alone, Tang Jun shows an interest in the subject of Dunhuang culture and, through a "tracing" approach, offers general readers an entry point into that culture.
