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Pair work: This text has a very clear structure centering on the term "Guardians of Dunhuang." Fill in the following table to understand it better. Some parts have been done for you. When you finish, compare notes with your partner.
Paragraphs Main Idea Details
1-2 Fascinating Dunhuang and its guardians 1) The Mogao Caves have long since attracted worshippers,
traders and other travelers
, scholars and painters.
2) People have devoted their lives to protecting
Dunhuang's cultural heritage
and keeping it alive.
3-4 Guardian No. 1 — Chang Shuhong 1) He had been a young
artist/painter
before arriving at Dunhuang.
2) He helped set up a research institute to study the Dunhuang cave art.
3) Despite poor living conditions, Chang and his team
protected
cultural relics,
copied
frescos, and
sorted
caves, thus systematically and meticulously
preserving
the treasures of Dunhuang.
5-6 Guardian No. 2 — Fan Jinshi 1) She had been an archaeology student at Peking University before arriving at Dunhuang.
2) Despite poor living conditions, she
studied
the various caves and their construction by dynasty.
3) As a leader of the Dunhuang Academy, she
took charge of
site planning, scientific research, environmental monitoring and control, and visitor management. She also launched
the Digital Dunhuang project
.
7 The Mogao Caves will live on. It wouldn’t be possible without
the devotion of generations of guardians
.
