敦煌壁画是敦煌艺术中最为璀璨的成果,其通过对佛传故事、本生故事、经变故事、社会风俗以及装饰图案画等内容的描绘,从不同角度讲述了佛经内容,反映了当时的社会生活状况和审美趣味,对佛教的传播起了重要作用。现存的大量壁画为美术史研究提供了直接的材料。其独具特色的形式感和美学性,对现当代艺术的发展也起到深远的影响。 Dunhuang murals are the most brilliant achievements of Dunhuang art. Through depicting Buddhist stories, students’ stories, changing stories, social customs and decorative patterns, Dunhuang murals narrated Buddhist scriptures from different angles and reflected the social conditions of the time Living conditions and aesthetic taste play an important role in the spread of Buddhism. The large number of extant murals provide direct material for the study of art history. Its unique sense of form and aesthetics have a profound impact on the development of modern and contemporary art.