Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies

The Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies (Dunhuangxue Dacidian) is the most comprehensive, authoritative large reference work in the field of Dunhuang studies to date. Publication of the first edition was jointly undertaken by the Institute of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies of China, the Dunhuang Academy, and Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. It was edited by renowned Chinese scholar Prof. Ji Xianlin from Peking University and features participation from over 100 experts and scholars across the country. It took 13 years to complete the compilation of the book.

In December 2024, the Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies (2nd Edition) was officially published. Edited by Hao Chunwen and collaboratively compiled over six years by nearly 160 scholars in the field, this edition doubles the number of entries and illustrations compared to its predecessor. The new edition not only incorporates major archaeological discoveries in Dunhuang studies since the 20th Century and critical publications and researches on Dunhuang manuscripts since the late 20th Century, but also systematically expands entries on modern technologies applied in Dunhuang research and conservation as well as content on prominent international and contemporary Dunhuang scholars, historical figures, events, and artifacts related to ancient Dunhuang. Stelae eulogies and sacred deity paintings are among previously excluded but important categories.

As the only comprehensive reference work worldwide to present Dunhuang scholarship from the 20th to the early 21st centuries, this dictionary marks the first systematic and comprehensive summation of Dunhuang studies, reflecting China's leading research capabilities in the field.

《敦煌學大辭典》

《敦煌學大辭典》是至今為止最全面、最權威的敦煌學專業大型工具書。本書第一版由中國敦煌吐魯番學會、敦煌研究院與上海辭書出版社聯合發起，由中國著名學者、北京大學季羨林教授擔任主編，全國老中青三代專家學者100余人參與，歷經13年編纂而成。2024年12月，《敦煌學大辭典》第二版正式問世。第二版圖書由郝春文主編，敦煌學界近160位學者歷時6年共同編纂而成，詞條數量和圖片數量均增添一倍。不僅增加了20世紀以來重要的敦煌學考古成果和 20世紀末以來重要的敦煌文獻刊布與整理研究成果，還系統增加了現代科技在敦煌學研究與保護應用方面的詞條和現當代重要的國內外敦煌學人物類詞條，與敦煌古代歷史相關的人、事、物類詞條，以及第一版未收錄的其他重要門類如碑銘贊、尊像畫等。

該辭典是迄今為止海內外唯一一部以工具書形式，全方位展示20世紀至21世紀初敦煌學研究成果的大型辭典，首次系統、全面地對敦煌學進行總結，集中反映了中國敦煌學整體研究水平。