Dunhuang Documentaries

In 1954, the documentary Dunhuang Murals, directed by Xu Ke, was produced by the Central News Documentary Film Studio, marking the first Dunhuang-themed documentary in China. In 1980, The Silk Road, co-produced by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and China Central Television (CCTV), premiered. This film explored the ancient Silk Road that connected Europe and Asia, showcasing its magnificent landscapes, adventurous stories, culture and arts, and the living conditions of those along the route. Its third episode focuses on Dunhuang, drawing global attention to Dunhuang culture and art.

In 2008, NHK released Dunhuang Mogao Caves: The Complete Beauty, which presented an overview of 30 representative caves at Mogao. In 2010, the Dunhuang Academy and China Television Media Co., Ltd. jointly produced the large-scale cultural documentary Dunhuang, showcasing over 1,000 years of history and life in the Dunhuang region from various perspectives, including foreign explorers, the Mogao Caves, the Library Cave, murals, sculptures, music and dance, the Silk Road, and the guardians of Dunhuang. It premiered on the CCTV News Channel the same year and exerted a significant impact on society. From this documentary, many learned about Dunhuang for the first time and subsequently became advocates and guardians of Dunhuang culture.

With the growing attention on Dunhuang culture since, China has successively launched a series of Dunhuang documentaries, which narrate the rich historical, artistic, technological, and cultural values embodied by Dunhuang as an ancient hub on the Silk Road and a crossroads for exchanges between Eastern and Western civilizations from multiple perspectives.

敦煌紀錄片

1954年，許珂編導的紀錄片《敦煌壁畫》在中央新聞紀錄電影制片廠出品，這是中國第一部敦煌主題的紀錄片。1980年，日本放送協會（NHK）和中國中央電視臺（CCTV）聯合制作的紀錄片《絲綢之路》上映，該片走進古代貫穿歐、亞的絲綢之路，探索其間的壯麗景觀、歷險故事、文化藝術及沿途人民生活狀況，其中第3集重點介紹了敦煌，讓全世界注意到了敦煌文化和敦煌藝術。

2008年，日本放送協會推出《敦煌莫高窟：美的全貌》，集中展示了莫高窟30個代表洞窟面貌。2010年，敦煌研究院與中視傳媒股份有限公司共同出品了大型人文紀錄片《敦煌》，從國外探險家、莫高窟、藏經洞、壁畫、彩塑、樂舞、絲綢之路、敦煌守望者等角度，展示了敦煌地區1000多年的歷史和生活。該紀錄片于同年在中國央視新聞頻道首播，在社會上引起了極大反響。因為這部紀錄片，許多人第一次知道了敦煌，繼而成為敦煌文化的傳播者和守護者。

此后，隨著對敦煌文化的日益關注，中國陸續推出了系列敦煌紀錄片，多角度講述敦煌作為古代絲路重鎮、東西方文明交流十字路口所蘊含的豐富的歷史、藝術、科技和文化價值。