Institute of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies of China

The Institute of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies of China (IDTSC) was established in August 1983 in Lanzhou with an aim to organize and unite domestic researchers in Dunhuang and Turfan studies to conduct relevant academic research and cultural relic protection, as well as promoting international academic and cultural exchanges. The first president was the Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin, and the society's secretariat was placed at Peking University, but moved to Capital Normal University in 2000. It publishes the academic journals Dunhuang and Turfan Studies and Dunhuang Studies International Liaison Committee Newsletter.

Over the past few years, the IDTSC has collaborated with major institutions in Dunhuang studies from the UK, the U.S., Japan, France, and Russia, hosting international academic conferences in locations such as Kyoto, Princeton, St. Petersburg, and Cambridge, thus effectively facilitating connections among Dunhuang scholars worldwide. The establishment of the society has fundamentally changed the situation when many sighed, "Dunhuang is in China, but Dunhuang studies are done abroad". In recent years, the IDTSC has focused on implementing the Systematic Protection, Organization, and Publication Project of Dunhuang Literature, which has not only ensured the sustainable development of Dunhuang and Turfan studies in China, but also provided scholars worldwide with the most comprehensive resources on Dunhuang and Turfan studies.

中國敦煌吐魯番學會

中國敦煌吐魯番學會于1983年8月在蘭州成立，以組織與團結國內敦煌吐魯番學研究者開展相關學術研究與文物保護、推進國際學術文化交流為宗旨。第一任會長為國學大師季羨林，學會秘書處先設立于北京大學，2000年轉至首都師范大學。學會主辦學術集刊《敦煌吐魯番研究》和《敦煌學國際聯絡委員會通訊》。

學會與英、美、日、法、俄等敦煌學研究的重要機構合作，先后在日本京都、美國普林斯頓、俄羅斯圣彼得堡、英國劍橋大學等地舉辦國際性的敦煌學學術會議，有效促進了全世界敦煌學者之間的聯系。學會的成立從根本上改變了“敦煌在中國，敦煌學在國外”的狀況。近年來，學會集中力量實施“敦煌文獻系統性保護整理出版工程”，這項工程不但保持中國敦煌吐魯番學的可持續發展，同時也為全世界的學者刊布最全面的敦煌吐魯番學資料。