The thousand-year-old mural paintings in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwestChina's Gansu Province, have had an influence on modern fashion in recent years.
The Dunhuang Research Academy, a national institution responsible for the conservation and research of Dunhuang murals, is making efforts to publicize Dunhuang culture and infuse the mural elements into modern fashion.
Over recent years, the academy has cooperated with the College of Fashion and Design at Donghua University to research costumes depicted in mural paintings. Last year, they held an exhibition of Dunhuang consumes.
In August 2017, the academy founded the Dunhuang Costume Culture Research and Creative Design Center together with other institutes from home and abroad in an attempt to promote Dunhuang costume culture.