Strategies for Sustainable Tourism at the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China

At the Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage site near Dunhuang city in Gansu Province, visitor numbers have increased inexorably since 1979 when the site opened. A national policy that identifies tourism as a pillar industry, along with pressure from local au

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Martha Demas Neville Agnew Fan Jinshi

Strategies for Sustainable Tourism at the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China 123

SpringerBriefs in Archaeology Archaeological Heritage Management Series Editors Douglas Comer Helaine Silverman Willem Willems

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Martha Demas • Neville Agnew • Fan Jinshi

Strategies for Sustainable Tourism at the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China With contributions by Shin Maekawa, Lorinda Wong, Wang Xudong, Su Bomin, Chen Ganquan, Wang Xiaowei, and Li Ping

Martha Demas Getty Conservation Institute Los Angeles, CA, USA

Neville Agnew Getty Conservation Institute Los Angeles, CA, USA

Fan Jinshi Dunhuang Academy Dunhuang, China

ISSN 1861-6623 ISSN 2192-4910 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-08999-7 ISBN 978-3-319-09000-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09000-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014945549 © The J. Paul Getty Trust 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

This publication addresses a complex and multifaceted problem at an iconic World Heritage site in far northwestern China. The site, the Mogao Grottoes near the oasis town of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, has experienced an explosive rise i