Biographies of Chinese and Foreign Dunhuang Scholars

Author: Lu Qingfu
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: As an international discipline, Dunhuang Studies initially developed through mutual support and cooperation among scholars from various countries. This book evaluates their lives, discusses their works, explores their research methods, and clarifies their status and contributions in the field of Dunhuang Studies. It is one of the "Series of Dunhuang Studies" and part of the "Fifteen" National Key Book Publishing Plan Project. Professor Ji Xianlin served as the series editor and wrote the preface. An editorial committee composed of over ten scholars from the domestic Dunhuang Studies community provided supplementary and revision suggestions for the book. It systematically introduces a group of renowned Chinese and foreign Dunhuang scholars. The book includes 29 biographies of deceased Dunhuang scholars, with 10 from China, 9 from Japan, and 10 from Western countries.