The Hall of the Buddha, at Tiantong Temple (Heavenly Child Temple, 天童寺), near Ningbo

The Hall of the Buddha, at Tiantong Temple (Heavenly Child Temple, 天童寺), near Ningbo

Collection

Bowra, Edward

Identifier

Bo02-015

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-015. The caption in the notes is ‘12. Same as No1’. No 1 is captioned: ‘Entrance to Temple Grounds at T’în-dong Z or Heavenly Youth’s Monastery’. The Hall of the Buddha (佛殿), at Tien-dong (Tiantong Si; The Temple or Monastery of the Heavenly Child; 天童寺), near Ningpo (Ningbo). A famous Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple. Photograph in cameo format. See Bo01-014.

Location

Ningbo

Estimated Date

1870

Photographer

Watson, Major J.C.

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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