常青先生新著《麟游佛教胜迹 ：石窟造像考古调查与研究》，着眼于九成宫在隋唐的重要政治地位以及麟游相对于长安的特殊地理位置，采用考古学与艺术史相结合的跨学科研究方法，既梳理了麟游地区所有佛教石窟与摩崖造像，又分析了现存窟龛造像的风格特征和雕凿年代，为复原长安佛教艺术发展盛况，贡献了诸多珍贵的第一手资料。书中所刊布材料丰富，论述严密且视野博大，研究集微观考证与宏观分析于一体，开辟了逆向研究长安佛教艺术的新路径，推动了中国佛教艺术谱系的构建与完善。

Mr. Chang Qing’s new book, Buddhist Art in Linyou: the Grottoes and Images, focuses on the important 
political status of Jiucheng Palace during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, as well as the unique geographical location of Linyou relative to Chang’an. Adopting an interdisciplinary research method that integrates archaeology and art history, this study not only catalogs all the Buddhist grottoes and cliff sculptures in Linyou, but also analyzes their stylistic features and construction dates, thus contributing numerous precious first-hand materials for restoring the prosperous development of Buddhist art in Chang’an. The book is rich in published materials, with rigorous arguments and a broad perspective. Its research integrates micro-level textual criticism with macro-level analysis, opening up a new path for reverse research on Buddhist art in Chang’an and promoting the construction and refinement of the genealogical framework of Chinese Buddhist art.