
| It is easy to have a quick look at China''s past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Pan-oramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autono-mous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding char-acteristics of each area from dif-ferent perspectives. |
| The Long History of Grotto Culture 8 Sakyamuni and Buddhist Art 14 The Silk Road and Grotto Temples The Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang m a Treasury of Buddhist Art 24 The Emerald Oasis 28 Prosperous Urban Center 30 Buddha Light on Sanwei Hill 34 The Earliest Caves 38 The Sinicization Process 56 The Golden Age of the Mogao Grottoes 68 The Setting Sun Was Still Brilliant 78 FlyingApsaras, Music and Dance 86 Abbot Wang —— the Man and His Actions 92 Foreign Looters on the Silk Road 100 Protectors of the Mogao Grottoes 104 The Cultural Heritage of All Mankind 112 Dunhuang Studies m An International Discipline Grotto Temples of the Hexi Corridor 120 The Grotto Temples of Jiuquan 132 The Grotto Temples of Zhangye 142 The Grotto Temples of Wuwei The Binglingsi Grottoes by the Yellow River 152 Silk Road Artery 156 Rediscovery 160 The Mysterious Cave 169 174 Buddhist Statuary of Different Dynasties 178 Murals of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism The Largest Museum of Clay Sculpture in the East 184 Tragedy and Toil at Maijishan Grottoes 188 The Wonderland of Mount Maiji 194 Sculptures Both Human and Divine 212 Conservation and Research 216 Close Relatives to Maijishan Grottoes Grotto Temples on the Longdong Plateau 224 The First Investigation 228 Rediscovery of the Northern Grottoes 230 Commencement of the Northern and Southern Grottoes 232 The Largest Seven Buddha Cave 234 Samantabhadra and Ashura 236 Tang Dynasty Statuary Return to the Ancient Silk Road 246 Musical Shows from Dunhuang 258 Eurasian Continental Land Bridge and Reader Magazine 264 Yumen m Starting Point of Gansu Industry 270 Rain Water Collection Project 276 Return to the Ancient Silk Road Appendix 286 Major Foreign-related Departments in Gansu 287 Major International Travel Agencies in Gansu 288 Major Foreign-related Hotels in Gansu 289 A Brief Chronology of Chinese History |
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