论敦煌古塞城

On the Old City Walls of Dunhuang

论敦煌古塞城李正宇（敦煌研究院）敦煌古塞城的性质如何，其渊源所、四至大小以及遗迹是否有踪可寻？这些是敦煌古塞城研究中须要探讨的几个问题。这些问题的解决，其意义又不仅局限于敦煌一地。以敦煌古塞城研究为起点，将进一步扩展到对两汉魏晋河西四郡所有塞城的探察...

his paper aims to attest the existence of the old city walls of Dunhuang and theirorigin and development. According to historical records, such as the Fo-guo-ji of Fa-xian,theJin-shuand Dunhuang Ms. P. 2005 etc. ,the city walls of Dunhuang were estab-lished in the second year of the Hong-shiera(400 A,D,).The biggest one be-longed to the city wall of Dunhuang Prefecture,under the prefecture, theevery counties including Dunhuang County had their own smaller city. Throughacareful investigation,I discovered the ruins of the city walls and made clear the struc-tural form. I think that the city walls were modelled those of the states during the War-ring States(475-221 B. C. ).Although the city walls of the Warring States had beenwiped out since Emperor Shihuang united the another six states into Qin State,the Han Dynasty continued to set up the city walls to defend enenly and to developthe Northernwest China, The facts exhibit that the city walls of Dunhuang were built inthe period between Emperor Wudi and Zhaodi of Han(140-74B. C. ). Last-ly,I inquire into the area of Dunhuang city,and measure of land and population of Dun-huang.