Lao Guan Miao Back View

Item

Title
Lao Guan Miao Back View
Caption
1911a Lao Guan Miao, back view,Chengdu
Identifier
AEJ_141
Description
Described differently as both back and front of the compound at Lao Guan Miao, it appears to be inside the courtyard. Myrtle Johns stands with a Chinese language instructor and a servant, the former identified by his changshan or "scholars' gown."
Creator
Alfred Johns
Date Created
1911
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan; Chengtu, Szechwan (30.658799593305872, 104.06988893551647)
Source
Ken Johns
Provenance
Johns Family Archives
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2024-11-15
Contributor
Cory Willmott
Type
Still Image
abstract
The name "Lao Guan Miao" suggests that this is the former home and ancestral temple complex of the Guan family. The mission used this site to house new missionaries during their first course of language study.

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