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  • [VOL IV] PROPTIATORY OFFERINGS FOR DEPARTED RELATIVES

    [VOL IV] PROPTIATORY OFFERINGS FOR DEPARTED RELATIVES

    PROPTIATORY OFFERINGS FOR DEPARTED RELATIVES Cover Image: Propitiatory Offerings for departed Relatives / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Challis – ALAMY Image ID:2X55ND6 *Chinese people visit temples to express their respect for faith, ancestors, relatives, and cultural traditions. They seek blessings and wishes as well. They believe that deceased relatives can…

  • [VOL III] GREAT TEMPLE AT HONAN

    [VOL III] GREAT TEMPLE AT HONAN

    GREAT TEMPLE AT HONAN Cover Image: Great Temple at Honan, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2WXT7TP *The Great Temple at Honan(Hai Zhuang Temple)is an ancient Buddhist temple. This temple was originally built during the Southern Song Dynasty and has undergone several repairs and…

  • [VOL II] FIRST ENTRANCE TO THE TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS, CHING-HAI

    [VOL II] FIRST ENTRANCE TO THE TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS, CHING-HAI

    FIRST ENTRANCE TO THE TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS, CHING-HAI Cover Image: First Entrance to the Temple of Confucius, Ching-hai / NingBo ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55MT2 *Temple of Confucius(The Zhenhai Confucian Temple), also known as Zhenhai Academy, is located in the northeast of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province,…

  • [VOL I] TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON

    [VOL I] TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON

    TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON Cover Image: Temple of Buddha, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWE1 *This illustration depicts a scene of Chinese people worshipping Buddha. The tocsin’s clang, the drum, the gong’s deep boom,And trumpet’s bray, and bonze’s awful cry,In…