"Grace Manly with primary school children in 1920's - between 1925 & 1930." Young students and their teachers are shown together outside on the steps of their school. Grace Manly is seen in the front row.
"I think this is the 'Bright Eye' goddess at Tzecheo. Every year there was a festival, when thousands of people went up the hill to worship her and be healed of eye diseases. My father had a booth on the road to peddle tracts and boric acid. (I used to worry that any improvement in eye infections might be credited to the idol instead of the boric acid. ME Manly)." Enshrined in a curtained opening the female figure sits in front of another dark figure with its eyes outlined in white. There is a basin on the altar before the healing goddess. The caption is handwritten on the back of the postcard.
"1906. The big court of the temple. The room with 65 idols & 30 small ones that they don't count is the one at the rear. Big bell (cast iron) can be dimly seen). In foreground, one of the church stewards selling gospels & tracts. Bright Eyes Festival, Tsicheo. R. C. R." People gathered for the festival to celebrate the "Bright Eyes' goddess are shown in a temple courtyard.
"British gunboat on Yangtze at Chungking [Chongqing] (or patrol boat)." Sailors aboard the river vessel are shown on the top deck in their white uniforms waving.
"The great idol at Da O Si. Called Pu Shien [Pu Hsien], the All Virtuous. One of the three daughters of Buddha. Mt. Omei [Mt. Emei], W. China. Idols covered with gold leaf. R.C.R. W.E. M. photo. 1906." The idol is shown seated on a dais with censers and incense for offerings at her feet.
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Buddhism; Religious practice; Customs and traditions
"Lo Han Dung. Tzechow." Buddhist Grotto." The cave is shown filled with monks in a large area behind a fence. Larger than life deities can be seen just behind the fence in the center of the photo. Two men stand in the open floor area near the fence.
