Fangguanyan temple (方广岩寺), Geling Mountain, near Fuzhou (福州)
Collection
Identifier
Hv36-24
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv36. Fangguanyan temple (方广岩寺), which still stands, was also known as Yuen Fu (Yuen Foo) Monastery (or Joss House). On the left is Tianquan Hall; on the right Avalokiteshvara Hall. This photograph by Tung Hing is similar to one by John Thomson published in his book, 'Foochow and the River Min'. Views in China. An album presented by Edward Bangs Drew to his wife Anna Davis Drew. Inscribed on verso: The Yuen Foo [joss?] house. Provenance: Purchased from Lucy Drew, 1949. Access to original photographs and albums in the Edward Bangs Drew Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. See DH-s029, Hv36-23, Hv36-25, Os01-070, Os01-100, Os03-033, Os03-034 and PF01-35.
Caption in album or on mount
Yung Foo Monastery, near Foochow
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