Dunhuang Painter

"A craftsman should not learn skills, for skills can only be made by others. He is a slave, and his wife is a maidservant of an official." Dunhuang has been around for thousands of years, but the painter remains unknown. Where are they from? How many drops of ink did their love and destiny leave in the historical moment? The lives of unknown painters passed by in a hurry and were lost in the dust of history. What kind of legends were left in the construction of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes? Zhai Mengyao, a mural art student at Chang'an Academy of Fine Arts, was distracted in class and remembered a strange voice calling her "Liu Niang" in Cave 220 of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes on the first day of the first lunar month. From the ancient capital of Xi'an to Dunhuang in Hexi Province, from the painting palace to Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, Zhai Mengyao, formerly known as Miss Qianjin of the Dunhuang family, witnessed with her own eyes the construction of grottoes and the painting of murals, and felt the pain of love between the painter and the lady! It takes the unknown painter of Dunhuang in the early Tang Dynasty and spans thousands of years, from the ancient imperial examination to the modern college entrance examination. The boyfriend's misunderstanding, the painter's discomfort, a strange and touching story that travels through ancient and modern times slowly unfolds!