IDNO
DG.144964.SHP
Description
"Pulchior Choide Gompa (Monastery) with Gyantse Bazaar in the foreground, from the roof of Gyantse Jong (Fort). 27 August '38."
Place
S Asia; Tibet; Gyantse; Pulchoir Choide
Cultural Affliation
Named Person
Photographer
Shepheard, Ken
Collector / Expedition
Date
27 August 1938
Collection Name
Shepheard Collection
Source
Shepheard Rogers, Patricia
Format
Album Print Black & White
Primary Documentation
Other Information
Related Archive: Noted in Shepheard's diary 'Some Notes of Ken Shepheard on his expedition to Lhasa, Tibet, in September - October 1938' p.26,
"27 August 1938
10 a.m. called on senior Jongpen (Western) and were given enormous English tea party with his young, attractive wife making a charming hostess.
He is a favourite of the Regents and obviously rich and house full of treasures both eastern and western -- N.B. long, mirror, field glass and camera, Chinese pictures and “Sally’s” Christmas card! Gaudy enameled silver tea set. Discussed all Europe’s and the East’s troubles! and envied Tibet its unindustrial, unmechanical isolation and agricultural wealth. He talked a little Urdu and understood a few words of English.
Saw carpets being made in their house from painted patterns -- including one for the Regent. Took their photos.
11 a.m. Called on junior Jongpen (Eastern) who lives in the Jong. Less westernized than his confrere and did not meet his wife or family. Talked better English and some Urdu but not so chatty.
Dirtier but probably more character. More tea, biscuits and hard dates and then saw all over the Jong. Wonderful views but pathetic that in such bad state of repair and unoccupied.
Saw prison dungeon but empty.
Walls all stone in mud with heavy outside rake (4/1) and some places mud plastered but many places ruins and unsafe.
Private chapel with one resident lama - very cheerful and friendly - and one visitor.
Dozens of images and the usual trappings.
Shell hole from 1904 into lower chapel’s chancel wall still visible.
Called at Chinese temple near old Chinese parade ground on way home.
Bearded buddhas and their armed body guards - maintained by China still and lots of Yak skin bags full of cement for rebuilding.
Noticed Chinese parade ground from top of Jong -- situated near Chinese temple." [JD 26/01/2020]
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