From Dunhuang to global recognition

Xue Haitao is a painter, who combines ancient and modern painting skill, as well as Chinese and Western painting style to his works

Xue Haitao, an artist known for traditional Chinese painting, has been deeply inspired by Dunhuang frescoes.

"I worked as a restorer of the Dunhuang frescoes from 1993 to 2005, and my job was to repair the damaged parts of the murals," Xue recalled.