East Mountain Temple, near Soochow, with two joss paper receptacles

East Mountain Temple, near Soochow, with two joss paper receptacles

Collection

Carstairs, Jamie

Identifier

JC-s131

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s131.  Translation of Chinese characters on the palque on the building: "East (or Eastern) Mountain Old Temple".  This temple would have been on the peninsula that juts into Lake Tai (Taihu) at Dongshanzhen, Wuzhong, Suzhou.

Caption on photograph

Temple near Soochow / "Joss" paper receptacles in foregrounds / -/12/09

Location

Suzhou

Date

December 1909

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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