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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 ！

Dunhuang: A Symphonic Poem of Civilizations Across Time and Space 敦煌：一曲跨越时空的文明交响诗 It unfolds how Dunhuang Studies, rooted in international vision, weaves tales of cultural collisions and fusions. 展现敦煌学以国际视野为根，编织文化碰撞与交融的故事 From overseas - spread relics’ bittersweet fate to modern “rebirth” in art and life, it reveals Dunhuang as a bridge connecting global souls. 从文物流散的复杂过往，到艺术与生活里的当代“重生”，揭示敦煌成为联结世界心灵的桥梁 With academic dialogues and creative practices, it sings a song of mutual enlightenment, proving Dunhuang’s eternal charm in world civilizations. 借学术对话与创意实践，唱响互启互明的旋律，印证敦煌在世界文明中永恒的魅力

When the sand of the Dunhuang Scripture - hiding Cave blows past the astonishing discovery a hundred years ago. 当敦煌藏经洞的风沙，拂过百年前的惊世发现。 Those scattered treasures unexpectedly gave birth to a knowledge that connects the past and the present, spanning the world. 那些流散的珍宝，却意外催生出一门连通古今、横跨世界的学问。 Today, let's follow "The Journey along the Silk Road" and push open the door of Dunhuang Studies. 今天，让我们跟随《丝绸之路之旅》，推开敦煌学的大门。 In the interweaving of documents and grottoes, let's decode the cultural codes of the medieval era and listen to the historical echoes precipitated by years. 在文书与石窟的交织里，解码中古时代的文化密码，聆听岁月沉淀的历史回响 。