Wang Daoren, a native of Macheng, Hubei Province, whose real name is Wang. In the twenty-third year of Guangxu, I went to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and ran around trying to persuade people to raise money and save money to clean up the accumulated sand in the caves. In order to protect the Mogao Grottoes, he turned to officials at all levels for help and even risked his life to write to Cixi. He sold the cultural relics to Stan and others, and all the money was used to protect the cave. Even the sold cultural relics are well preserved in museums all over the world.
When Taoist Wang accepted the Mogao Grottoes, this place was abandoned by the world. He just picked up the abandoned place, carefully protected it and cleaned it up. I didn't expect there to be so many historical relics in it. In order to develop this place, he silently guarded it for seven years.
While they were doing hot work, foreigners came. These foreigners, with Qing passports, sent troops to protect them from coming to Dunhuang. This Taoist Wang Can can't do anything. I have official documents in my hand, and I'm just a small janitor. How have they the right to stop these foreigners?
It was not until nine years later that Dunhuang art treasures such as Shangshu, Old Zi Hua Hu Jing and Sha Zhou Tu Jing were exhibited in Beijing. The imperial court was shocked and went to Dunhuang to bring back the rest. However, the Qing government was not so much protecting as destroying it. Everywhere, some scriptures will be stolen. In order to hide people's eyes and ears, it even tore the book in half, and one volume pretended to be two volumes. On the other hand, the exiled cultural relics have been well protected. Aren't we embarrassed?
Obviously, Wang Daochang was silently guarding himself and paying silently. In the end, the blame fell on himself. Is he very wronged? This matter is a national event, even if it is a responsibility, it is not personal. We really owe him an "sorry".