Willing to Burn My Life for Dunhuang: Autobiography of Chang Shuhong

"Wish to Burn My Life for Dunhuang: The Autobiography of Chang Shuhong" tells the legendary experience of Chang Shuhong, the "Guardian Saint of Dunhuang", who became associated with Dunhuang and protected Dunhuang. With a kind and simple writing style, he fondly recalled the ups and downs of his life, including his encounter with Dunhuang after studying in Paris for ten years, the frustration and frustration of returning to China for seven years, and his urgent appeal and hard struggle to protect Dunhuang for fifty years. Chang Shuhong's creations and reflections of each period are embedded in each chapter, allowing people to have a detailed understanding of his thoughts and mood at that time. The color pages in front of the text are all Dunhuang-related paintings created by Chang Shuhong in different periods, allowing people to intuitively feel the beauty of Dunhuang in the four seasons. The color pages in this article are all copied by Chang Shuhong's daughter Chang Shana from Dunhuang murals in different periods, allowing people to intuitively feel the characteristics of Dunhuang murals in different periods and appreciate their splendor. "Dunhuang art is China's traditional culture, and we must protect it even if we risk our lives. No matter how many difficulties there are, we must overcome them." Chang Shuhong's sense of mission for Dunhuang art enabled him to survive all the hardships and stick to his original intention throughout his life. This autobiography is not only a record of Chang Shuhong's lifelong struggle, but also a witness to the changes in modern Chinese history. It is also a popular reader of Dunhuang culture and an inspirational model of uncompromising in the face of difficult life.