【Competition Introduction】

Theme: Choose one of the four major themes: Dunhuang auspicious beasts, Dunhuang flying apsaras, Dunhuang caissons, and Dunhuang charm, or create a work using Dunhuang artistic techniques.

Purpose: To stimulate young people's interest and curiosity in Dunhuang culture, let them feel its unique charm, nourish their cultural self-confidence, and cultivate them into guardians of Dunhuang culture and inheritors and disseminators of Chinese traditional culture.

The competition is divided into two stages:

Phase 1: Works selection (participants receive certificates + medals)

Phase 2: Excellent works are invited to participate in the exhibition (Dunhuang Museum booth + certificate + medal + trophy)

*The work is exhibited at the Dunhuang Museum during the May Day and National Day holidays every year, attracting approximately 40,000 visitors each year**

【 Purpose of the Competition 】

Show the world Dunhuang culture as a typical representative of the exchange and mutual learning of Chinese civilization, promote young people's understanding and love of China's excellent traditional culture, enhance cultural confidence, promote the development of children's art education, and provide extensive opportunities for exchange and display.

【 Organizer 】

<Feitian Award> Dunhuang Children's Art Exhibition

National Works Collection Executive Committee

【Group 】: Accept registration from children and teenagers aged 3-18:

Kindergarten (K1-K3)

Junior Primary (P1-P3)

Senior Primary (P4-P6)

Junior Secondary (S1-S3)

Senior Secondary (S4-S6)

Open Group (18 years old or above)

【 Important Dates 】

Registration period: ▲From now until August 31, 2025 11:59pm
Deadline for submission: August 31, 2025 at 11:59pm
Announcement date: mid-September 2025 (notified by email on the same day)

【 Work Requirements 】

• Theme: You can choose one of the four themes of Dunhuang auspicious beasts, Dunhuang flying fairy, Dunhuang caisson, and Dunhuang charm, or create works using Dunhuang artistic techniques to create your own unique art work. Pornography and violence are not accepted.
• A3
• The work can be in any form, including oil painting, watercolor, colored pencil drawing, ink painting, printmaking, digital painting, etc., but the originality and integrity of the work must be guaranteed.
• Three-dimensional works are not accepted.

【Four major themes 】

• Unique charm: The murals and colored sculptures of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang are famous for their smooth lines, bright colors and smart shapes. As the intersection of four major civilizations, Dunhuang art integrates the Central Plains Han culture, Buddhist art, Persian and Central Asian elements, forming a unique aesthetic style that embodies the spirit of openness and tolerance.
• Auspicious beasts: In the murals of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, auspicious beasts are often seen in Buddhist stories and scenes of the paradise, representing auspiciousness, power and holiness. Common images include: dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, white elephants or lions.
• Exquisite caisson: It is an important element in the architecture and art of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. It refers to the decorative structure on the top of the cave, which usually shows the unique charm of Buddhist art with exquisite patterns and colors. It is commonly found in palaces, temples and other places. In Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, caisson is located on the top of the cave, simulating the sky or the universe, and is decorated with geometric patterns, flowers, flying celestial beings, auspicious beasts (such as dragons and phoenixes), etc., to create a sacred atmosphere.
• Flying Apsaras: Flying Apsaras are a classic image in the murals of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. They represent the gods flying freely in the sky in Buddhist art and often appear in Buddhist stories and scenes of the Pure Land.

[Personal Honorary Awards ]

• Certificate of Honor and Medal

【Group Honor Awards 】

• **Teacher Honor Certificate** : Groups that lead 10 or more students to participate in the competition will be awarded a certificate of honor with the mentor’s name printed on it.

• **Organization/Group Certificate of Honor** : Organizations that lead 20 or more students to participate in the competition will be awarded a certificate of commendation in recognition of their outstanding contributions.