“敦,大地之意,煌,繁盛也。”(《汉书·地理志》)敦煌,位于甘肃省西部偏南,前有阳关,后有玉门,南枕祁连,襟带西域,是古丝绸之路的咽喉。20世纪40年代,被誉为“敦煌艺术保护神”的常书鸿来到饱受创伤的敦煌莫高窟。常书鸿在异常艰苦的条件下成立了敦煌艺术研究所(1984年扩建为敦 Dunhuang is located in the southwest of Gansu Province, with Yangguan Pass, Yumen Gate, South Qilian Pillow, and a lapel belt westward. It is the throat of the ancient Silk Road. In the 1940s, Chang Shuhong, hailed as the god of Dunhuang art, came to the traumatized Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. Chang Shuhong set up the Dunhuang Art Institute under extremely difficult conditions (1984 expansion to London