Today scholars from the Dunhuang Research Academy have to swallow their pride and, after sighing helplessly, rent microfilm copies from Western museums for a look at these relics under the enlarger.

• 今天，敦煌研究院的专家们只得一次次屈辱地从外国博物馆买取敦煌文献的微缩胶卷，叹息一声，走到放大机前。