"Entertaining guests, perhaps at New Year or other feast day." Adults and children are shown sitting on benches in a narrow room or entranceway. Various types of lanterns hang from the ceiling.
"Foot of Chin rapids. American Dispensary, Chungking [Chongqing], China." Several sailing vessels are shown anchored in the calmer waters below rapids. Several buildings can be seen on the hill above the boats.
"Pulling junk up rapids at a distance. American Dispensary, Chungking, China." A long team of men are shown bent over as they strain to pull a fishing boat over rapids in a river. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
"One of the few things Grace Manly collected was ferns. This appears to be a fine fern growth. JB." Chinese ferns are shown thiving in their native habitat.
"Load of Rush-light wicking. 'pith of grass'. A water skiff is shown loaded high with bales of grass. A small sailing craft is seen in the water nearby.
"High official, probably Tao-Tai of Chungking [Chongqing] area. Before 1900. Note official insignia on front of gown and beads." A dignitary is shown seated, wearing a white tunic under an embroidered silk robe.
"Family living in tomb-cave." Two men and a woman are shown eating outside the square stone entrance to a cave grave where they live. A walkway cut through stone leads down to the entrance.
"Hulling rice with stone roller pulled by water buffalo." A man holding a rake and two young men are shown at a rice mill at the edge of a field. The rice is crushed on a circular slab by a heavy stone roller to remove the hull.
"In Taoist temple at Kuanshien. Idols as seen in temples. Compare size with missionary at left." A giant Taoist idol in the form of a man is shown seated above five similar smaller idols. The idols are depicted with beards and wearing robes. A missionary stands in front of the statues for scale.
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Religious practice; Customs and traditions; Clergy; Temples
