"Main bldg. of large Buddhist Monastery. Chengtu. Columns are each one piece of stone. Wen Su Wan." Three Buddhist monks stand before the main building of Monastery at Chengtu [Chengdu].
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Buddhism; Religious practice; Customs and traditions
"Urn for ashes of priest, Omei [Emei]." A tall stone tiered monument compiled of many varying shapes shown in a temple garden on a hillside. A buddha image is seen carved in the center stone.
Subject (Geographic):
Sichuan Sheng (China)
Subject (Topic):
Buddhism; Monuments; religious practice; Customs and traditions
"Building a boat." Three men are shown at work constructing a boat along a river. Two men are seen sawing the wood planks for the cabin enclosure that covers part of the flat bottom hull.
"The best part of the many square miles of graves outside city of Chungking [Chongqing]. 1900 & before." Many large burial monuments are shown on the hillside outsdie Chongqing. Tall conical pine trees mark out the areas around the tombs.
"Chair traveler and beggar." Three men are shown carrying a palanquin on a country road. Another man is shown lying at the side of the road with his head on a bundle. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
"Cook buying eggs. String of 1000 cash over his shoulder. About 1895." Two men are shown on a street negotiating a sale of eggs. The seller sits with his basket of goods before him. The buyer is seen carrying coin currency.