Of course I was very moved by the relics, but this hasalready given way to sadness--so many of the wall paintings in the caves have become patchy, like fish scales, flaking off bit by bit. The Northern Wei clay figures are eroded by the wind so that you cannot see their complete faces.
我當然很受敦煌文物感動，但到了我這樣的年紀，現實感已代替激情，最大的感覺是憂心﹘﹘許多石窟中的壁畫顏色結成塊狀，像魚鱗一樣，一片片剝落；北魏時代的泥塑像則不斷風蝕，看不出全貌了。