甘肃

出版时间：2006-1  出版社：外文出版社  作者：董玉祥  页数：276  

内容概要

　　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.

书籍目录

The Long History of Grotto Culture8 Sakyamuni and Buddhist Art14 The Silk Road and Grotto TemplesThe Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang m aTreasury of Buddhist Art24 The Emerald Oasis28 Prosperous Urban Center30 Buddha Light on Sanwei Hill34 The Earliest Caves38 The Sinicization Process56 The Golden Age of the MogaoGrottoes68 The Setting Sun Was Still Brilliant78 FlyingApsaras， Music and Dance86 Abbot Wang —— the Man and His Actions92 Foreign Looters on the Silk Road100 Protectors of the Mogao Grottoes104 The Cultural Heritage of All Mankind112 Dunhuang Studies m An InternationalDisciplineGrotto Temples of the Hexi Corridor120 The Grotto Temples of Jiuquan132 The Grotto Temples of Zhangye142 The Grotto Temples of WuweiThe Binglingsi Grottoes by the Yellow River152 Silk Road Artery156 Rediscovery160 The Mysterious Cave 169174 Buddhist Statuary of Different Dynasties178 Murals of Tibetan Esoteric BuddhismThe Largest Museum of Clay Sculpture inthe East184 Tragedy and Toil at Maijishan Grottoes188 The Wonderland of Mount Maiji194 Sculptures Both Human and Divine212 Conservation and Research216 Close Relatives to Maijishan GrottoesGrotto Temples on the Longdong Plateau224 The First Investigation228 Rediscovery of the Northern Grottoes230 Commencement of the Northern andSouthern Grottoes232 The Largest Seven Buddha Cave234 Samantabhadra and Ashura236 Tang Dynasty StatuaryReturn to the Ancient Silk Road246 Musical Shows from Dunhuang258 Eurasian Continental Land Bridge andReader Magazine264 Yumen m Starting Point of GansuIndustry270 Rain Water Collection Project276 Return to the Ancient Silk RoadAppendix286 Major Foreign-related Departments in Gansu287 Major International Travel Agencies in Gansu288 Major Foreign-related Hotels in Gansu289 A Brief Chronology of Chinese History

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　　It is easy to have a quick look at China''s past and present， but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Pan-oramic China" series is meant to assist readers， especially those overseas， in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province， municipality or autono-mous region， describing， with illustrations， the outstanding char-acteristics of each area from dif-ferent perspectives.