Training The Dunhuang Academy staff has a long history of experience and good practical skills in wall paintings conservation. Enhancing these skills through informal training is an important aspect of the project, and this serves, as well, to encourage team building. In addition to training on site at Mogao, advance training at the GCI facilities was undertaken in 1999 in instrumental analysis, documentation, and digitalization technologies. Two staff members from the important Silk Road site of Kizil in Xinjiang are participating in the project as trainees, under the auspices of the Dunhuang Academy.
Training is complete or in progress in the subject areas listed below.