Research on Dunhuang Manuscripts

Author: Zheng Acai / Zhu Fengyu
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book comprehensively collects and organizes the Mongolian manuscripts from the Dunhuang manuscripts, scientifically proposes criteria for identifying Dunhuang Mongolian manuscripts, discusses their classification and characteristics, and reveals their unique qualities and value. While analyzing and researching the documents, the authors meticulously collate and correct them, allowing us to understand the incomparably important role of Dunhuang Mongolian manuscripts in the study of Chinese educational history, as well as read a wealth of ancient educational texts that have been lost for millennia. The Dunhuang Mongolian manuscripts preserve and enrich the elementary education materials of the Tang and Five Dynasties periods. Their content can not only be used to study the northernwestern dialects of the Tang and Five Dynasties but also to examine lost texts and compile fragments. Moreover, they provide insights into the cultural and regional characteristics of the Tang and Five Dynasties in the Dunhuang area. Studying Dunhuang Mongolian manuscripts can help trace the origins of traditional Chinese elementary education and reveal the actual conditions of local and monastic education in Dunhuang during the Tang and Five Dynasties.