Rewi Alley with a fragment of a large sculptured Bodhisattva s face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 路易艾黎查看残菩萨头像
此系列照片是李约瑟博士在西北旅途中参观嘉峪关、千佛洞和敦煌时所拍摄的。由于卡车在旅行途中坏了，需要更换新的发动机，李约瑟博士和他的同伴为此被迫在千佛洞的寺庙中呆了接近一个月。陪同他的有中英科学合作馆的黃興宗, ，路易-艾黎 Rewi Alley (1897-1987)，孫光俊和王萬盛, 来自兰州培黎学校的两个男孩, 画家吳作人 (1908-1997)，卡车司机鄺威和来自兰州的机械师余德新。在那里他还遇到了中央通讯社的摄影师羅寄梅和他的妻子羅芳和居住在那里的一些藏传佛教的僧人。尽管李约瑟博士没有携带闪光灯，他还是拍摄了绿洲及周围的许多照片，还有洞外的一些照片。
这些资料保存于剑桥大学图书馆。
李约瑟（Joseph Needham，1900 年 12 月 9 日—1995 年 3 月 25 日），出生于英国伦敦，生物化学和科学史学家，美国国家科学院外籍院士，中国科学院外籍院士，剑桥大学李约瑟研究所首任所长。
View of front entrance to Djiayukuan(Jiayuguan) 嘉峪關, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu
Looking out under the main gate of Djiayukuan, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu
View of a corner tower at Djiayukuan, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu
]View of corner tower looking along the top of the wall at Djiayukuan, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu]
View of a small temple at Djiayukuan, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu
Temple entrance with inscription plaques at Djiayukuan, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu
Rewi Alley standing by a 2-story traditional building at Djiayukuan, the Ming dynasty fort at the western end of the Great Wall, Kansu
A camel train on the road between Laochunmiao and Yumen, Kansu
The SBSCO / Sino-British Science Co-operation Office truck broken down in the Gobi Desert, with Rewi Alley, the driver Kuang Wei and Wu Tso-Rjen, on the road between Laochunmiao and Yumen, Kansu
Temple guesthouse at Yumen, Kansu
Han dynasty beacon towers on the road to Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌城东12公里处五墩
Traditional town wall and gate with a tower, including an inscription on the wall about serving Chiang Kai-shek to revive the Chinese people, at Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌县城门
View looking down a narrow street with a man in a long gown and other people walking under a line of trees under the city wall at Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌县城内大街
Street scene looking down to a pai lou between huge trees at Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌县城内大街
Street scene at Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌县城内大街
An old man selling melons at Tunhuang, Kansu 卖哈密瓜的瓜农
Wu Tso-Rjen buying fruit, talking to a group of boys in Tunhuang, Kansu 购买吊蛋的吴作人
View looking East from the Nine-Storey Pavillion out across the desert to the San Wei Shan mountains at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上东望三危山
View looking North along the cave cliff from the Nine Storey Pavillion at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上北望窟前
View from the Nine-Storey Pavillion down to the oasis and out across the desert at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上望窟前上,中寺
View looking East from the Nine-Storey Pavillion down to the oasis and out across the desert to the San Wei Shan mountains at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上东望三危山 窟前
View looking North from the Nine-Storey Pavillion down to the oasis and out across the desert at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上北望窟前园林
View View looking East from the Nine-Storey Pavillion down to the oasis and out across the desert to the San Wei Shan mountains at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上东望三危山、窟前
View looking North from the Nine-Storey Pavillion down to the oasis and out across the desert at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上北望窟前圆林
View from the Nine-Storey Pavillion down to the oasis and out across the desert at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上望窟前上寺、中寺及大泉河东岸
View from the Nine-Storey Pavillion out across the desert at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟九层楼上望窟前大泉河东岸、三危山
Partial view of the façade of the Nine-Storey Pavillion housing the huge Tang dynasty Buddha at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟中寺院内望九层楼
View looking from afar across the Da Quan He riverbed and trees of the oasis of the façade of the Nine-Storey Pavillion at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟中寺院内望九层楼
View across the Da Quan He riverbed of the oasis and the southern section of the cave cliff at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从大泉河东岸望窟区南段
General view from ground level of the northern section of the cave cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟北区洞窟
Closer view of the northern section of the cave cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟北区残窟
View of the northern section of the cave cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟北区洞窟
View of the north part of the southern section of the cave cliff face across the riverbed, partially obscured by trees, at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟南区洞窟北端
View from among the oasis fields of a part of the cave cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟南北区交界处洞窟
Ruined stupa in the oasis at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟前舍利塔(已毁)
View of cave 259 through shady leaves at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第259窟残景和窟前积沙
View of cave 249 and others in the southern section shaded by trees at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第249窟及以南洞窟和窟前积沙
Closer view of caves 249, 250 and 251 shaded by trees at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第249, 250, 251 窟残景及下层洞窟
View along the bottom of the cave cliff face to to the Nine-Storey Pavillion at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟九层楼及以北洞窟残景
View up a rivulet to the Nine-Storey Pavillion at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟九层楼及窟前水沟
View down the northern section of the cave cliff face from opposite the Nine-Storey Pavillion at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟九层楼以北洞窟残景
Looking up from below at caves in the cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟洞窟残景
View of cave 130 and along the northern section of the cave cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第130窟以北洞窟
Detail of a mural in cave 150 of a Daoist martial god with a sword, and hands coming from the eyes, at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第150窟前室画道教神将
Looking along the southern section of the cave cliffs from in front of Cave 138 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第138窟前及以南洞窟景象
Looking out across the oasis to the desert and San Wei Shan mountains at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟前望三危山
Detail of the damaged cliff face at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 残破壁画
Detail of a mural with four Bodhisattvas with haloes on the south wall of the mid level of cave 130 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第莫高窟第130窟中层，甬道南壁菩萨像
Detail of a mural on the south wall, east corner, of cave 103 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第第103窟南壁东侧观经变之未生怨壁画
Detail of a damaged mural at Cave 41 (Zhang Daqian s numbering) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟张大千编号第41窟
View looking up at cave 243 (P.094) with a Bodhisattva with three attendants and murals on the walls and ceilings at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第243窟
A mural, partly worn off, in cave 85 (P.092) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第85窟 前室西壁北侧壁画
View looking up at the exterior of cave 266 showing murals on the walls and ceiling, and one Bodhisattva figure, at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第266窟外景
Detail of a mural in cave 285 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第285窟西披壁画
Close-up detail of a mural in cave 285 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第285窟东披壁画
Female torso and head in an alcove on the cliff face (caves 273-275) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第273-275窟段外景
Female torso and head in an alcove on the cliff face (caves 266-275) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第266-275窟段外景
Female torso and head in an alcove on the cliff face (caves 272-274) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第272-274窟段外景
Female torso and head in an alcove on the cliff face (caves 268-274) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第268-274窟段外景
Bodhisattva figure to the side of cave 412 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第412窟外景
Close up of the top half of a sculpture of a Tang dynasty abbot with black halo at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟 (未确定) 弟子塑像 (可能已无存)
Statues of a Heavenly King (Vajra) and Bodhisattva in cave 194 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第194窟中心佛坛上天王, 菩萨像
Mural depicting people carrying offerings in cave 196 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第196窟甬道南壁供养人像
Wei dynasty figurines in cave 422 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第422窟西壁佛龛内北侧塑像
Song dynasty Bodhisattva in cave 415 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第415窟西壁佛龛内佛像
Tang dynasty Heavenly King (Vajra) in cave 415 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第415窟, 西壁佛龛内北侧天王像
Large Tang dynasty Bodhisattva, with with someone standing at its base to show its size, outside cave 412 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第412窟前室西壁菩萨像
Looking along the northern section of the cave cliff outside cave 138, with cave rafters propped up by wooden pillars, at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从莫高窟第138窟前及以北洞窟
The entrance to cave 142 with an external mural at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第142窟前室
Mural of a Heavenly King (Vajra) with arms emerging from the eyes at the entrance to cave 138 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第138窟外北壁天王像
Figurines at cave 458-459 (P.118P-118Q) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第458-459窟
Figurines at cave 442, 441, 440 (P.120S-120U) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第 442, 441, 440 窟
External view of damaged caves damaged caves 417, 416, 415 (P.136h, 136i,136j) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第417, 416, 415窟
Looking up at caves 417, 416 (P.136h-136i) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第417, 416窟
Large mural of a Heavenly King (Vajra) on the southern wall at the entrance to cave 12 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第12窟前室南壁天王像
Large mural of a Heavenly King (Vajra) on the northern wall at the entrance to cave 12 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第12窟前室北壁天王像
Mural at the entrance to cave 157 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟张编157窟
Wei dynasty figurines in cave 259 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第259窟西壁佛龛及塑像
Wei dynasty figurine in cave 254 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第254窟中心柱及龛内塑像
Bodhisattva and murals at cave 415 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第415窟西壁佛龛内佛像
The cave cliff, possibly caves 449-454, viewed through trees in the morning at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第449-454 窟段 (未确定)
Ladders up to and inside caves 249 and 251 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第249, 251窟
View of a Tang dynasty balcony looking along cave section 231 to 244 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第231窟至244窟段
Tang dynasty wooden balcony at caves 231- 236 at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟第231-236 窟及上层第233窟
Wang Wan-sheng, a boy from the Lanchow Bailie School, washing clothes in a stream at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 王万盛莫高窟大泉河畔晾衣
Rewi Alley, Sun Kuang-chun and Wang Wan-sheng, two boys from the Lanchow Bailie School, in in the courtyard of the Middle Monastary at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟中寺前院 (敦煌艺术研究所办公地)
View of the Middle Monastary where Joseph Needham and his companions lodged at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟中寺前院正殿 (敦煌艺术研究所办公地)
Political slogans painted on the walls of the Sanqing Hall (Lower Temple) at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟三清宫 (下寺) 外景观
View of the oasis and cave cliff from across the riverbed at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从大泉河东岸望窟区舍利塔、千相塔及窟区
Three stupas on the eastern bank of the Da Quan He river at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 大泉河东岸舍利塔
The grave and stupa of the Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu 王圓籙 on the eastern bank of the Da Quan He river at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 大泉河东岸王圆箓道士塔
View across the desert to the San Wei Shan mountains showing the five Han dynasty beacons on a ridge to the right at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟大泉河东岸及三危山
A view from some distance across the desert of the oasis of Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从三危山前望莫高窟
Five Han dynasty beacons among the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 三危山西端山上五个墩台
Joseph Needham standing next to one of the five Han dynasty beacons in the desert among the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 三危山西端山上五个墩台
A Han dynasty fort and Tang dynasty stupa tomb Cheng Cheng Wan (Completed Fortress Bend) on the west bank of Da Quan He River in the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 大泉河西岸成城湾 (南望)
The Da Quan He river cutting through the San Wei Shan mountains at Cheng Cheng Wan (Completed Fortress Bend) near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从成城湾北望大泉河河谷
Rewi Alley standing next to the Tang dynasty stupa at Cheng Cheng Wan in the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 成城湾华塔
Detail of the Tang dynasty stupa at Cheng Cheng Wan in the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 成城湾华塔
The Tang dynasty stupa at Cheng Cheng Wan in the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 成城湾华塔
Han dynasty fort at Cheng Cheng Wan in the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 成城湾华塔旁土围墙
Sun Kuang-chun, a boy from the Lanchow Bailie School, holding a Han dynasty brick at a Han dynasty fort near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 孙光俊手持模制花砖
A view of Cheng Cheng Wan bend in the San Wei Shan mountains, with the Han dynasty fort below and beacons on top, near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 成城湾旁大泉河河谷
Stupa below the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 三危山下舍利塔
Votive offerings (Ts a-ts a) in the shape of a round stupa found in the Stupa tomb below the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 三危山下舍利塔内出土擦擦
Rewi Alley and Sun Kuang-chun, a boy from the Lanchow Bailie School, holding a Han dynasty brick at a stupa in the San Wei Shan mountains near Chienfotung, Tunhuang 路易艾黎和孙光俊持舍利塔出土模制花砖
A view from among the San Wei Shan mountains of Chienfotung, Tunhuang 从三危山远眺莫高窟
Sun Kuang-chun and Wang Wansheng driving a donkey in the oasis at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 孙光俊和王万盛在莫高窟九层楼附近
A decaying shoe, foot and hand excavated at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 莫高窟北区出土将军手, 公主脚
Lo Fang, the wife of Central Press Agency photographer Lo Chi-Mei, on a horse outside the Middle Monastary, with Yi Lama and a policeman in the background, at Chienfotung, Tunhuang 罗芳在莫高窟中寺外骑马
Partial view of the temple complex at Yue Ya Quan near Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌月牙泉景观
Partial view of the temple complex at Yue Ya Quan near Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌月牙泉景观
Ornate roof of a temple building at Yue Ya Quan near Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌月牙泉大殿
Daoist sculptures in the main temple hall at Yue Ya Quan near Tunhuang, Kansu 敦煌月牙泉大殿内神像
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