Understanding Dunhuang
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- 准备去敦煌旅行、希望出发前看懂洞窟内容的读者
- 对佛教艺术、壁画彩塑与丝绸之路文明感兴趣的爱好者
- 美术、设计、建筑史专业学生用于图像素材与纹样参考
- 希望为孩子或家人选购一套权威可靠文博通识读物的家长
Not a good fit for
- 只想买一本轻便小册子在旅途中随手翻阅的读者
- 期待高深考据论文、需要一手文献校勘与注释的敦煌学研究者
- 预算有限、对精装大开本图录价格敏感者
Reading tips
- 不必从第一册读起，可按“彩塑—壁画故事—服饰建筑—藏经洞”的顺序由直观到文献逐步深入。
- 配合莫高窟数字展示中心的洞窟影像或实地参观阅读，看到具体窟号时回查对应分册，印象最深。
- 阅读时留意图版说明中的窟号与年代，随手记下自己喜欢的题材，再去查相应分册的专章。
- 图版较多，建议使用大开本纸质版或在平板、电脑上阅读，以保留彩图与细节层次。
About the publisher
Adhering to the publishing purpose of "broad education," East China Normal University Press extends beyond its three main areas of textbooks, academic works and general-interest books, and its catalogue clearly reflects a vision that bridges Chinese and foreign humanities and social sciences. In foreign literature it offers classics such as Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Old Capital (translated by Chen Dewen), Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Rilke's annotated edition of The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (translated by Chen Zao); in architecture, Chen Congzhou's two-volume Appreciation Dictionary of Chinese Gardens; in social psychology, The Social Animal: 12th Edition; and it also includes philosophy titles, traditional-culture works such as the six-volume Paintings for the Protection of Life, and education books. Its authors include renowned Chinese and foreign writers and skilled translators, showing a publishing profile that balances classic translation, scholarly accumulation and public reading. Public information is limited; the above is based only on the books in the catalogue.
Contents
- Dunhuang Painted Sculpture
- Flying Spirits
- Chan Classic Stories
- Medieval Costumes
- Classic Stories of Repaying Parental Kindness
- Buddhist Holy Images
- Medieval Architectural Paintings
- Dunhuang Decorative Patterns
- Discovering the Library Cave
- Maitreya and Medicine Buddha
- Lotus Sutra Stories
FAQ
这套《解读敦煌》一共几册？
这套书适合零基础的普通读者吗？
书中的图片是实景拍摄还是临摹？
主编樊锦诗是谁？
和《敦煌石窟全集》有什么区别？
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About the author
The Dunhuang Academy is a cultural heritage and museum institution dedicated to the protection, research, and promotion of the Dunhuang cave temples. Its publications under this name generally center on the history, art, and conservation practices of the Mogao Caves and other cave temple sites. The one title held in this collection, Dunhuang Is My Whole Life: The Memoirs of Duan Wenjie, is a work of documentary literature. Through personal recollection, it presents the experiences of an older generation of Academy staff who safeguarded the caves under difficult conditions and advanced copying and research, reflecting the broader development of Dunhuang studies. Given limited public information, its specific editorial division of labor and individual backgrounds cannot be detailed here; the work suggests that the institution's publishing direction emphasizes firsthand memory, oral history, and accessible scholarship, with plain prose and a concern for factual and emotional authenticity, offering readers a primary perspective on Dunhuang's conservation cause.
Fan Jinshi's publicly available biographical information is currently limited, but the works held in this library offer a general sense of her writing direction and intended readership. Her works focus mainly on the field of history books, with representative titles including _Brilliant Dunhuang_ and the co-authored _Witnessing Chinese Archaeology Series_ (8 volumes). In terms of subject matter, she attends to Dunhuang art and archaeological discoveries, tending to narrate the discovery, preservation, and study of cultural heritage from a first-hand perspective and to translate specialized knowledge into accounts accessible to general readers. Such writing retains the immediacy of archaeological fieldwork while also emphasizing the梳理 of historical context, making it suitable for readers interested in Dunhuang culture and Chinese archaeology. Only two of her works are currently held here, which is not enough to present a complete picture of her writing; further information awaits additional public sources.
