The Opening Caves

The fresco of Kizil Grottoes is the essence of the painting parts among the whole cavern art. Due to the specialty of the geographic location, the Qiuci Art has been influenced by the exchange of western and eastern culture; the frescos of Kizil Grottoes present its unique charming.This passage focuses on orient symbols of Kizil frescos; meanwhile, it explains how the Kizil frescos carry on characteristics of ancient Chinese art, such as the lines, the modeling, the shape, the structure, and the color. All these emerge art effects of Eastern glamour.The whole passage is divided into five parts, including the introduction.The first chapter,"On site archaeology of Kizil frescos", introduces the shape, the structure, and the distribution of Kizil Grottoes.The second chapter,"Presence of Oriental thoughts", is the understanding of oriental thoughts and the explanation of the key word "orient symbol".The third chapter,"Significance of the Orientalism implied by Kizil frescos", mainly deals with three aspects that are the lines, the colors, and the modeling. At the same time, this chapter discusses the charm presented by the oriental symbol, indeed thinks over and studies the significance it presents.The fourth chapter,"Inheritance of the orient symbol", puts forward the special value of the orient symbol in Kizil frescos through investigating, comparing, and analyzing. As a result, these thoughts propose opinions and conclusions towards art comprehension.