1899年敦煌莫高窟的石室里發現了大批的經卷、雜書、畫幡及其他史料,總數約在兩萬卷以上。1907年英帝國主義分子斯坦因到敦煌偷去約七千卷,存倫敦不列顛博物院。1909年法帝國主義分子伯希和偷去一千五百多卷,存巴黎國家圖書館。到1910年,昏庸的清政府的官吏才在輿論壓迫之下,把洞中劫餘經卷的一部分運到北京,存北 In 1899, a large number of scriptures, miscellaneous books, painted banners and other historical materials were found in the stone chambers of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. The total number was about 20,000 volumes. In 1907, British imperialist Stein stole about seven thousand volumes to Dunhuang and kept the British Museum in London. In 1909, the French imperialist Borghe stole more than 1500 volumes and deposited it with the National Library of Paris. By 1910, under the oppression of public opinion, officials of the Qing government, who had been stupid, transported some of the remaining volumes of the hole in the cave to Beijing for the preservation of the north