The recently concluded Dunhuang exhibit and conference at the British Library represent the fulfilment of Cave 17’s promise: once ambiguous and troubled, now glorious and universal
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Reunion in Dunhuang

A ode to the timeless landscapes and sacred presence at Dunhuang: a meeting and a return
The International Dunhuang Programme celebrates 30 years of peerless research on the Dunhuang Heritage

The IDP is concluding its 30th anniversary with a litany of major accomplishments in 2024, and hosting a Silk Road symposium in February 2025
Mélodie Doumy’s “A Silk Road Oasis” at the British Library

Mélodie Doumy’s book is not only an accompaniment to a great exhibit, but also a fine distillation of Dunhuang’s story ambitiously told by the British Library
The British Library’s “A Silk Road Oasis” – an ambitious story of the Silk Road’s finest textual treasures

A landmark exhibit, “A Silk Road Oasis,” is showing at the British Library in London from 27 September 2024 to 23 February 2025
Dunhuang Academy’s deputy head Zhang Xiaogang on the mission of the Institute of Archaeology

The “Mona Lisa of the East” at the Mogao Grottoes is one of many priceless inspirations for an ambitious, 30-year-long initiative to save the caves
Exploring Li Yong-jun’s studio of Dunhuang art

Li Yong-jun is one of Dunhuang’s famous contemporary painters of quality replica art from the grottoes
A Tantric Story: The Visvavajra Presence at Dunhuang and Sino-Tibetan Esotericism

Dr. Shella Li Shen reveals the Sino-Tibetan esoteric heritage of Dunhuang, from its period of Tibetan rule to the Tangut Empire
From the Capitals to the Corridor: A Visit to China’s Silk Road

Bringing heritage sites and religious doctrine together in a dialogue for our Buddhism in the People’s Republic project
Irene Lok’s Dunhuang: Understanding the Gaze of the Bodhisattva

A Dunhuang scholar takes her research and writing to the international stage with a fellowship at Robinson College, Cambridge