China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 333 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The minbar or pulpit in the Great Eastern Mosque, Changan. The staff carried by the ahung who leads the service on Friday can be seen resting on the steps.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 333 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and The oldest mosque in Changan (Sian) Shensi, the capital of the T'ang Dynasty (618-934) when Islam first came to China. Some of Chinese Islam's greatest sons have been instrumental in reparing this ancient building.
China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 333 | Folder 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive. and This ornate box for carrying the Koran in front of the bier at a funeral is part of the equipment of the Great Eastern Mosque, Changan. Two janazahs or coffins in which the body is carried as far as the grave can be seen one above the other behind the tablet.