Gansu- a starting point of an-cient Chinese civilization - rich in remains of its ancient cultural legacy… The world famous Silk Road used to thread its way right through Gansu territory, like a golden vine bearing one brilliant site after another of ancient civilization. In grotto temples alone, there are the Mogao Grot-toes in Dunhuang, the Yulin in Anxi, the Tiantishan in Wuwei, the Maijishan in Tianshui and the Binglingsi in Yongjing. Gansu well deserves its international fame as the "Homeland of Grotto Arts."This book concentrates mainly on Gansu's major grotto temples,its special landscapes and culture,following the thread of the Silk Road artery through the province,right up to the present day. If you want to learn about Gansu, this book provides a stimulating and useful introduction.
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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