This photo shows a man dressed in white standing in front of a large, presumedly Buddhist temple. Above the temple doors is a sign with Chinese characters. The temple is very large, with stones steps in front and an ornate facade.
This photo shows a roadside wooden structure. Elaborately carved with a stone tablet, like a gravestone, in the middle under a roof. The stone tablet has a line of Chinese characters down the middle.
This photos shows ten small stone shrines at the base of a mountain. They vary in height, but all feature a pointed top. The surrounding environment is very highly vegetated.
This photo shows a temple with a tall stone shrine in front of it. A series of steps leads up to the temple and it is surrounded by trees. In the background is a mountain and in the foreground there's a group of western-clothed men below the steps.
This photo shows the inside of a Buddhist temple and shows what appears to be the main shrine inside the building. In the foreground are steps with large candles and behind are various Buddha statues. The background of the photo shows a larger wall covered with iconography and various layers of what appears to be woodworking. 2 copies are included.
This photo shows a tall statue of a pagoda-shaped structure in front of a larger temple. Surrounding the statue is a very short stone fence with a metal gate at the front. The temple in the background is very ornate and includes a large sign with Chinese lettering.
This photo shows a smaller structure on the grounds of a Chinese temple. The structure featured in the foreground shows the side of the wall with an ornate scene painted of what looks like a river and vegetation. Surrounding the structure are small rocks, with larger ones against a different wall.
This photo shows the carved wooden door of a Temple in China. The beams of the roof and the door are elaborately carved and the panels on either side of the door feature paintings. The paintings are of scenes of nature.
Photo of a temple and possibly a shrine in China. This photo was taken by John Forrest Chapman during his time at the North China Missionary and documents his travels around China.
This photo shows what looks to be the entrance to grounds of a temple in China. The main focus of the photo is a pagoda type building with a walkway in the center. Looking through the walkway we can see another temple structure behind it and the walkway is flanked on either side by different temple structures.
