Expert denies assertion about Dunhuang's 100th anniversary

时间：2007-08-16 06:12:27

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Chinanews, Lanzhou, Aug 15 – Recently, some media people reported the news that this year marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of Dunhuang studies. However, according to Fan Jinshi, director of the Dunhuang Research Institute, the reports are not correct.

 

He made the announcement in an exclusive interview given to China News Service.

 

The claim first appeared in May this year, when the international seminar marking the centenary of the Dunhuang Studies was held in London. The meeting also commemorated1 Marc Aurel Stein, a British adventurer who engaged in archeological investigation2 in Central Asia 100 years ago.

 

In fact, as early as in 1900, a Chinese Taoist priest surnamed Wang discovered the place now called the Scripture3 Storing Cave in Dunhuang. He soon reported his discovery to local officials. However, due to social chaos4, the local government did not have enough money to protect the cave. In 1904, the central government of the Qing Dynasty ordered local government officials to keep all those Buddist scriptures5 “where they were. “

 

During that time, Fan told this reporter, the then Dunhuang county magistrate6 Wang Zonghan once submitted a report to the Gansu provincial7 education commissioner8 Ye Changzhi informing him of the Dunhuang scriptures. Ye responded to Wang by writing a postscript9 to the report.

 

“This might be regarded as the earliest research on Dunhuang,” Fan said.

 

In 1907, the British adventurer Marc Aurel Stein arrrived in Dunhuang. With only 200 taels of silver, he “bought”(or stole might be a better word in this case) 24 boxes of classics and five boxes of paintings. This, according to the organizer of the London international seminar, might serve as the beginning year of the research about Dunhuang.

 

“How can they take this incident as an event to mark the official commencement of research on Dunhuang?!” Fan contradicted.

 

“According to historical accounts kept in Dunhuang, Dunhuang had been managed by China since the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). During Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, due to historical reasons, such management became weaker and since then, the renowned10 holy place of Buddhism11 gradually sank into oblivion until 1900, when the scripture depository cave was discovered by the Taoist priest Wang. Chinese people discovered Dunhuang first and it is Chinese people who launched research about Dunhuang first. It is incorrect to say that some foreigner discovered Dunhuang first,” Fan said clearly.

 
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1 commemorated 5095d6b593f459f1eacbc41739a5f72f     
v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Lincoln commemorated the soldiers killed in the battle in his address. 林肯在演说中表扬阵亡将士。 来自辞典例句
  • You'll be commemorated for killing a spy, and be specially discharged. 你们每杀一个间谍将会被记录到特殊档案。 来自电影对白
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 scripture WZUx4     
n.经文，圣书，手稿；Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》，《圣经》中的一段
参考例句：
  • The scripture states that God did not want us to be alone.圣经指出上帝并不是想让我们独身一人生活。
  • They invoked Hindu scripture to justify their position.他们援引印度教的经文为他们的立场辩护。
4 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
5 scriptures 720536f64aa43a43453b1181a16638ad     
经文，圣典( scripture的名词复数 )； 经典
参考例句：
  • Here the apostle Peter affirms his belief that the Scriptures are 'inspired'. 使徒彼得在此表达了他相信《圣经》是通过默感写成的。
  • You won't find this moral precept in the scriptures. 你在《圣经》中找不到这种道德规范。
6 magistrate e8vzN     
n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官
参考例句：
  • The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
  • John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。
7 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
8 commissioner gq3zX     
n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员
参考例句：
  • The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
  • He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
9 postscript gPhxp     
n.附言，又及；(正文后的)补充说明
参考例句：
  • There was the usual romantic postscript at the end of his letter.他的信末又是一贯的浪漫附言。
  • She mentioned in a postscript to her letter that the parcel had arrived.她在信末附笔中说包裹已寄到。
10 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
11 Buddhism 8SZy6     
n.佛教（教义）
参考例句：
  • Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
  • Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

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