Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and The grave site. A site is prepared for the coffin. Many people are around the site wearing white, the traditional Buddhist color of mourning.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Paper articles burned at grave for use of the deceased in the next world. A fire is consunming the various paper artifacts that are offerings for the dead woman's spirit.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral., and Preparing for procession to the grave. Children are milling around the street. To the left, several paper figures carrying flags are visible.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Climbing to the top of Tai San, the holy mount of Shantung, visited by Confucius two-thousand-years-ago. [now Tai Shan] [now Shandong] A Chinese man is sitting on a rock along the path up the mountain. There is a primitive rolling device near him, and seems to be an inscription on a large rock behind him.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Coal is mined and brought to the boats on river by using baskets on ropes. Empty basket goes up as coal filled one comes down. There is a stop place half way up or the ropes would be too long and heavy to manage. A high cliff with ropes coming down, meant to carry up loads of coal from the lower levels.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Coffin being carried to the grave. An elaborately designed coffin is being carried through the street by many attendants., and From a series of photographs documenting a Buddhist funeral.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and Ducks being driven to market. Many ducks swimming in the same direction. There is a person visible in the background.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and 'Gin Din' meaning golden summit a sacred mountain in Szechwan West China. Each of the two large temples claims to be the one on the summit. Hundreds of pilgrims climb the long ascent from the right of the photo -- on a clear morning at sunrise the snow mountains can be seen 200 miles away -- looking East with one's back to the cliff. [now Sichuan] A view of the summit.
"Sugar cane grinding mill, water buffalos turning the mills." A man is loading sugar cane into a mill which is powered by two water buffalo. There is a person standing behind the man. and Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The whole figure reaches to the river below. It is red sandstone -- occasionally someone would have shrubbery growth removed and the face white-washed. Compare size of man standing on head. Carved in 713-735 AD Head of the giant Buddha sculpture; moss is visible growing from its head and parts of its face. A person is standing on top of the head.