敦煌研究院是国家设立的保管和研究敦煌莫高窟、西千佛洞和安西榆林窟的专门机构,其前身是1944年成立的国立敦煌艺术研究所。在成立初期,国民政府组织筹备委员会筹划该所的成立事宜。由酒泉市档案馆的一份档案材料可见,其早期聘任人员大致分为监察院官员和研究学者两部分。 Dunhuang Research Institute is the establishment of the country to keep and study Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, West Thousand-Buddha Cave and Anxi Yulin Grottoes specialized agencies, its predecessor was established in 1944 the National Institute of Dunhuang Art. In its early days, the National Government organized a preparatory committee to plan the establishment of the institute. As can be seen from an archival material of the Jiuquan City Archives, its early hiring staff can be roughly divided into two parts, namely, officials of the Supervision Court and research scholars.