Pilgrims Descending Mt. Omei

Title: Pilgrims Descending Mt. Omei See all items with this value
Caption: Pilgrims-Omei-women See all items with this value
Identifier: WFC_010
Description: The paths up and down the mountains in the Emeishan region were constantly streaming with pilgrims of all kinds from near and far within and beyond the Chinese empire. Here we see a group of at least nine men and women carrying their possessions in bags and using walking sticks to help them negotiate the tricky path through cornfields. See all items with this value
Commentary: Corn was introduced to this region of China in the late Qing (c.1850s) and became a staple food. See all items with this value
Date Created: 1932-1939
Location: Emeishan, Sichuan See all items with this value
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1811733/emei-shan.html
Event: 1930s Willmott Family Mt. Omei Journeys
Original Format: Black and White Print
Provenance: Passed down from K & E Willmott to Don Willmott, and then to Cory Willmott. Digitized in 2008 by Elizabeth Willmott. See all items with this value
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2024-10-10
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image