IDNO

P.93557.LIN

Description

On Mamen's listing for N.22642.LIN: Hailar, Barga 1931.
1. Joss-house on Hailar Obo Hill. 21/7.

Mamen’s description for N.22642.LIN: “Joss-house on Hailar oboo Hill.”

This is very much likely the so-called Long Wang Miao(temple for the dragon king), or tu di miao (temple for the master of the place). In materials of local culture and history of Hulun Buir, there are always talking about religions of other ethnic groups but nothing mentioned about Chinese religion in Hulun Buir. However, there are several so called Chinese Joss houses in Lindgren’s photos, which almost all are near rivers. [U. Borjigin 4/10/2002, description from record N.22642.LIN, JD 03/02/2015]

Place

E Asia; China; Inner Mongolia; Hulun Buir; near Argun River; near Hailar; Hailar Obo [North west Manchuria; Barga Region]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Mamen, Oscar

Collector / Expedition

Lindgren, Ethel John [Expedition to Northwest Manchuria, 1931]

Date

21 July 1931

Collection Name

Lindgren Collection

Source

Lindgren, John Roe

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.93557.LIN to P.93994.LIN are in the album now numbered A.115.LIN. The prints match negatives from A.25.LIN, A.26.LIN, A.27.LIN, A.28.LIN. A typed list describing these negatives was found inside this album. It has now been archived as BA2/4/16.