Last Saturday, the midsummer art season of the national foreign culture and trade base (Beijing), located in the Tianzhu comprehensive bonded zone of Shunyi District, opened, and eight art exhibitions were launched simultaneously. Among them, the "Dunhuang on the Silk Road - Digital Dunhuang Exhibition" in cooperation with the Dunhuang Research Institute allows citizens to experience the splendid cultural heritage of Dunhuang murals, cave Buddha, painted sculpture and so on. In hall 34 and 35 of the central sunken square, nearly 50 pieces (sets) of cultural relics digital research achievements from Dunhuang Research Institute are displayed. The exhibits include 6 copies of color sculptures, 25 copies of high fidelity digital murals, 5 imitated musical instruments, and more than 10 auxiliary exhibits, such as Zhang Qian's envoy to the western regions, Wutai Mountain, nine color deer, rebound pipa, Nirvana in cave 158 and other most famous murals and color sculptures in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. "At the same time, cave 3 and cave 285 of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang have been copied in equal proportions. These two caves are no longer open to the public." Tang Li, the person in charge of the exhibition, said that in order to facilitate the public to watch the exhibition, there are two explanations in the morning and afternoon every day, and the explanation duration is 1 hour and 20 minutes. It is recommended to make an appointment in advance after purchasing tickets in advance on the ticketing platform. Children under the age of 6 are free of charge. Students and the elderly aged 6 to 18 can enjoy preferential fares. In September, 2021, the Dunhuang Research Institute and the Palace Museum cooperated to open the "Dunhuang special exhibition in the Forbidden City" at the Yanchi building at the Wumen gate of the Forbidden City. On the same day, the topic hit the Internet. Due to its popularity, the exhibition was postponed for more than 70 days. Now, the Dunhuang Research Institute has come to Beijing to hold an exhibition again. It has chosen the national foreign culture and trade base in the Tianzhu comprehensive protection zone of Beijing to "move" the Millennium Dunhuang culture to Beijing by using digital technology. The exhibition period has broken through the Convention for three years and vividly displayed the charm of Chinese culture. This midsummer art season also has many distinctive cultural activities. In boluode Art Center, several contemporary art exhibitions with different themes and nearly 100 artists from internationally renowned galleries will meet with art lovers. During the art season, a series of colorful activities such as art film screening and summer market will be launched. This midsummer art season will last until August 31. (Xinhua News Agency)