Last episode, we explored the development and contemporary value of Dunhuang Studies from an academic perspective.
上期我们从学术视角，聊了敦煌学的发展与当代价值。
Today, let’s switch to a more vivid approach—reimagining Dunhuang as an ancient “international metropolis”.
今天换个更鲜活的打开方式——把敦煌还原成古代 “国际都会”。
Let’s see how trade turned it into a material transfer hub,
看看商贸往来如何让这里成为物资中转站，
how language broke down barriers,
语言交流怎样打破隔阂，
and how diverse civilizations merged and thrived through collisions.
不同文明又怎样在碰撞中交融共生。
Get ready to travel back to Dunhuang’s bustling era, filled with camel bells and foreign merchants,
准备好跟随声音，穿梭回那个驼铃叮当、胡商云集的敦煌，
as we decode the intertwined secrets of trade, language, and civilization!
解码商贸、语言、文明交织的密码 ！