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PROMOTING CULTURE THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGES
通过数码影像推广文化
Lanzhou,9 August 2017.
2017年8月9日，兰州。
A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together
一组来自中国和其他国家的研究人员和科学家正在共同努力，
to help increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage.
以增加对中国古代文化遗产的了解和欣赏。
They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves,
他们正在记录和收集来自莫高窟文物的数字图像，
which were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history.
莫高窟是中国古代历史上丝绸之路的一个重要站点。
Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.
自1994年国际项目开始以来，已经制作了近50万张高质量的数码照片。
The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.
莫高窟长期以来一直是不同文化的交汇点，也是许多国家历史的一部分。
Today, the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.
如今，这些洞穴与人们穿越丝绸之路时一样具有国际性。
Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves,
来自世界各地的游客参观敦煌的洞穴，
and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to admire in America.
洛杉矶的盖蒂博物馆甚至还复制了这些洞穴和绘画作品，供美国人欣赏。
By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet,
这些科学家和研究者在网络上分享了大量(有关莫高窟的)电子照片，
the group hopes to promote even wider interest around the world in China’s ancient history, culture, and traditions.
希望在世界范围内促使人们对中国古代历史和文化习俗产生更广泛的兴趣。
They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics for future generations to understand and appreciate.
他们还希望进一步教育人们认识保护历史文化遗迹以供后代了解和欣赏的重要性。
As one researcher who is working on the project explains,
正如该项目的一位研究人员所解释的那样：
“Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.
“欣赏自己的文化遗产对于了解自己非常重要。
Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”
欣赏其他国家的文化遗产对于国际交流和理解是非常重要的。”
