数字敦煌
敦煌研究院自20世纪80年代末开始提出“数字敦煌”的构想，并与海内外高等院校及科研机构密切合作，探索研究不可移动文物数字化保护，旨在利用计算机技术和数字图像技术，实现敦煌石窟文物的永久保存、永续利用。
“数字敦煌”项目主要包括敦煌石窟数字化、“数字敦煌”数字资产管理系统、永久存储体系和资源库四个方面。该项目利用先进的科学技术与文物保护理念，对敦煌石窟和相关文物进行全面的数字化采集、加工和存储，构建出一个多元化与智能化相结合的石窟文物数字化资源库，并通过互联网和移动互联网面向全球共享。
2016 年，“数字敦煌资源库”（https://e-dunhuang.com/）上线，推出30个经典洞窟高清全景虚拟漫游；2017年，“数字敦煌资源库”英文版上线，访问用户来自全球约18个国家。2022年全球首个基于区块链的数字文化遗产开放共享平台“数字敦煌素材库”上线，2024年汇集全球范围内敦煌学研究成果与相关一手资料的“敦煌学研究文献库”上线。“数字敦煌”平台极大地促进了敦煌石窟、敦煌资料的科学保护和数据资源合理有序的利用，为科研人员提供了便捷的信息获取渠道，同时打破时间和空间的限制，满足了公众游览欣赏需求。
Digital Dunhuang
Since the late 1980s, the Dunhuang Academy has championed the concept of "Digital Dunhuang" by collaborating with domestic and international universities and research institutions to explore the digitization and preservation of immovable cultural heritage. The aim is to utilize computer and digital imaging technologies to achieve the permanent preservation and sustainable use of Dunhuang cave relics.
The "Digital Dunhuang" project can be divided into four main realms: digitization of the Dunhuang caves, the "Digital Dunhuang" digital asset management system, a permanent storage system, and a resource repository. This project employs advanced technology and concepts of relic protection to comprehensively digitize, process, and store materials related to the Dunhuang Caves, establishing a diversified, intelligent digital resource repository for cave relics, which is shared globally through the internet and mobile internet.
The year 2016 witnessed the launch of Digital Dunhuang- Resource Library (https://e-dunhuang.com/), featuring high- definition panoramic virtual tours of 30 classic caves. In 2017, the English version of the Resource Library was launched, drawing users from 18 countries worldwide. In 2022, the world's first blockchain-based open-access platform for digital cultural heritage, the "Digital Dunhuang Resource Library," was launched. By 2024, the Dunhuang Research Archive—a comprehensive collection of global Dunhuang studies research and primary source materials— went live. This has greatly facilitated the scientific protection of the Dunhuang Caves and the rational, orderly use of data resources, providing researchers with convenient access to information while breaking the constraints of time and space, thus meeting public demand for exploration and appreciation.
