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The Administration of Two World Heritage Sites: Maijishan Grottoes and Binglingsi Grottoes is Transferred to Dunhuang Research Academy

Summary: In order to well preserve and research on cultural heritages of grottoes along the Silk Road, Gansu officials broke the original management system and transferred the management of the north grotto and two world heritage sites: Maijishan grottoes and Bing

In order to well preserve and research on cultural heritages of grottoes along the Silk Road, Gansu officials broke the original management system and transferred the management of the north grotto and two world heritage sites: Maijishan grottoes and Binglingsi grottoes to Dunhuang Research Academy, an institute protecting and administrating Mogao caves.  

As the “Hometown of Grottoes” along the Silk Road, Gansu province is home to 205 grottoes with different sizes, among which Maogao caves and Maijishan grottoes are in the list of the four major grottoes in China. At present, Maogao caves, Maijishan and Binglingsi grottoes are world cultural heritage sites. The North Grotto is in the World Heritage Tentative List.

As for administration, the four sites are respectively in charge of Dunhuang Academy, Maijishan grottoes institute, Institute of Binglinsi Grottoes Preservation and Institute of North Grotto Temple Preservation. They are directly affiliated with Gansu Cultural Department and Gansu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics.

According to Gansu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, Dunhuang Academy is in leading position around China and the world in protections of fresco and earthen relics, research and application of digital technology, study of tourist capacity, openness and utilization, and international exchanges and cooperation. However, the administration of Maijishan grottoes, Binglinsi grottoes and north grottoes is weak with insufficient professionals. Its capacity of relic protection and research is weak. There is still a huge gap between the requirements of world cultural heritage sites and the work of relic protection, administration, research and utilization.

Organization Committee of Gansu Province has approved to adjust the administration relation of these three sites: Maijishan Grottoes, Binglingsi Grottoes and North Grottoes and incorporate their protection and research institutes into Dunhuang Academy, reported by a journalist on 22nd.

This kind of administration is beneficial to break the bottleneck of insufficient talents and technology of grottoes cultural heritage, to raise the overall strength of protection, administration, research and utilization of grottoes and to build a strong system of preservation, research and management of Gansu grottoes.

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