Eighteen Lectures on Dunhuang Studies

Author: Rong Xinjiang
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: The content of Dunhuang studies is quite extensive, as I mainly teach history majors. Therefore, it leans more towards history and literature. The eighteen lectures cover six main aspects:
1. A brief history of Dunhuang (Lectures 1 and 2),
2. The discovery of the Mogao Cave Library and the history of the dispersal and research of its cultural relics (Lectures 3 to 8),
3. Historical research issues related to Dunhuang materials (Lectures 9 to 11),
4. An introduction to various Dunhuang documents and their value (Lectures 12 to 15),
5. An overview of various aspects of the Dunhuang caves (Lecture 16),
6. The appearance of Dunhuang manuscripts and issues of authenticity (Lectures 17 and 18).
This broadly encompasses the main content of Dunhuang studies while highlighting the key issues of historical research.