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本書為叢書之一，主要介紹了敦煌的歷史。

序
引言
一、“敦煌”名稱的由來
1.從“吐火羅語音譯”說看古代民族的遷徙與交融
2.從三危山的神話傳說看*早的中原與西域的交通
3.天馬的傳說
二、敦煌：從開發到繁榮的三部曲
1.“列四郡，據兩關”與屯墾戍邊
2.移民、衍溉與深耕
3.*早的世貿大會——“二十七國貿易大會”
三、莫高窟的開鑿及其形制與功能
1.莫高窟的開鑿及宗教功能
2.莫高窟洞窟形制與中印、中原與西域的文化交融
四、敦煌彩塑藝帶
1.敦煌彩塑的類別
2.敦煌彩塑的不同風格特征
五、敦煌壁畫藝術
1.敦煌壁畫的內容
2.飛天——敦煌壁畫的靈魂
3.從線條、敷彩、場景看壁畫的風格變化和交融吸收
六、藏經洞——20世紀初現世的文化寶庫
1.敦煌遺書概述
2.*早的《金剛經》印本和各種宗教典籍寫本
3.佚失了千年的唐代**長敘事詩《秦婦吟》
4.寡婦阿龍的故事
5.敦煌書儀寫卷——唐人寫信的範本
6.敦煌的登高滑沙習俗
七、敦煌寶藏的流失
1王道士的故事
2.外國“探險家”、考察隊接踵而采
3.敦煌文物(包括文書)的收藏情況
八、敦煌學在世界
1.從傷心到自豪——敦煌學的發展歷程
2.攜手合作，保護和研究敦煌寶藏
結束語

Introduction
I. Origin of the Place Name "Dunhuang"
1. Historical Ethnic Migration and Blending from the Perspective of Tocharian Transliteration
2. Legends of Sanwei Mountain--A View ofthe Earliest
Communication between the Central Plains and the Western Regions
3. Tale of Celestial Steed
II. Dunhuang: Its Trilogy of Cultivation,
Development and Flourishing
1. Establishment of Four Prefectures and Two Passes and Cultivation and Garrison at the Frontiers
2. Migration, Irrigation and Deep Plowing
3. The Earliest World Trade Event 27-nation Trade Convention
III. The Mogao Grottoes: Their Structure and Function
1. The Mogao Grottoes: Their Building and Religious Function
2. The Structure of Mogao Grottoes and the Cultural Blending
between China and India, and the Central Plains and the Western Regions
IV. Painted Sculpture of Dunhuang
1. Types of Painted Sculpture of Dunhuang
2. Different Stylistic Features of Painted Sculpture of Dunhuang
V. Dunhuang Murals
1. Contents of Dunhuang Murals
2. Flying Apsaras: the Soul of Dunhuang Murals
3. Stylistic Change and Blending of Murals from the Perspectives
of Lines, Colors, and Scenes
VI. The Library Cave: A Treasury of Culture Discovered at the Turn of the 20th Century
1. A Survey of Dunhuang Manuscripts
2. The Earliest Print of Diamond Sutra and Various Manuscnpts of Religious Books
3. The Longest Tang Epic Qin Fu Yin (Song of a Lady of Qin ) Lost a Thousand Years Ago
4. Story of Ah Long, the Widow
5. Dunhuang Manuscripts of Shuyt. Writing Models of the Tang
6. The Custom of Sand-skating at Dunhuang
VII. Loss of Dunhuang Treasures
1. Story of Wang, the Taoist
2. Foreign "Explorers" and Exploratory Missions One after Another
3, Collections of Dunhuang Relics (Including Documents)
VIII. Dunhuang Studies in the World
1. From Humiliation to Glory: Development of Dunhuang Studies
2. Cooperation in Conservation of and Research into Dunhuang Treasure-house
Closing
附錄 Appendix