Dunhuang murals are an important part of the Chinese traditional art, they are rich in content, diverse in shapes, vivid in color and have a very high artistic level and historical value. They are an inclusive treasure house of arts and cultural carrier. While giving artists creative motive sources, Dunhuang murals also provide us with the value of analysis and reflection on how to combine them with the Chinese modern and contemporary art, so their unique artistic value can blend with the emerging materials and inject new vitality into the Chinese modern and contemporary art, so that a broader creative space will be open up.

Hanyi Chen, Hua Li. To Reform and Develop Based on the Past: the Aesthetic Study of Dunhuang Murals and its Self-disciplined Development. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 5: 97-99. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.030517.

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