Neil Schmid

Neil Schmid is Scholar-in-Residence at the Dunhuang Academy and a leading authority on the visual culture of medieval Buddhism. His research focuses on the Silk Road, Buddhist studies, and the archaeological sites of Dunhuang.

He studied Chinese and East Asian studies at Georgetown University, Waseda University in Tokyo, and the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris before earning his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

Watch WildChina’s conversation with Neil Schmid, filmed at the Mogao Caves.