From da Vinci to George Lucas, the myth and allure of China’s Dunhuang endures

From da Vinci to George Lucas, the myth and allure of China’s Dunhuang endures

The ancient city of Dunhuang, which for centuries welcomed Western merchants travelling along the legendary silk road to China, could be a “perfect platform” to improve China-US relations, according to an American research professor. Neil Schmid is the first and only Western scholar hired by the Dunhuang Academy in northwest China’s Gansu province to study … Read more