Combing her golden hair.

Sian, the glory of the T'angs. The 'water hole' - West Gate. The city's drinking water come[s] from here.

The real rulers of Tsinghai. A Salar woman.

Sian, the glory of the T'angs. The West Gate.

Tsinghai. Moslem[s] listen to 'Canon Streeter.'

Tsinghai. Tracts are always welcome. A typical farmhouse.

The real rulers of Tsinghai. A descendent of the Tanguts.

Sian, the glory of the T'angs. The Bell Tower.

Around Tsa Pa. A Moslem women [sic] with her veil over her back. Her animal carries grain to market.

The real rulers of Tsinghai. Her ancestors came from Samarkand.

On the border. A good hunter.

Around Tsa Pa. A Moslem women [sic] with her wawa. Note the loess side of road.

On the border. A Moslem with his two wives.

On the border. A friendly smile.

Approaching Sian. Approach and bridge. 1000 years old. [Bridge.]

Around Tsa Pa. A friendly Moslem receives a tract.

Sian. The Great East Mosque. Courtyard. Symbol of the 'spirit' over arch.

Sian. The Great East Mosque. The Masjid.

Pientu Monastery. Butter figures. 3 lower ones are of exceptional quality. Feb. 1932.

Sian. The Great East Mosque. Left tablet to Hsien Yang Wang.

Pientu Monastry [sic].

Sian. The Great East Mosque. The porch.

Tibetan in Hsunhwa.

Payenjung. Its beginnings were in a military camp to quell the Tibetans. Approaching the West Gate. Going down to the moat. Hsi Kuan and Moslem quarters this side of gate.

Tsinghai. Ma and the kids.

Sian. June 27 conference at home of Rev. & Mrs. Young. Workers from S.A.M., E.B., S.D.A., S.K.H., Y.M.C.A.

Sian. Scandanavian [sic] Alliance Workers of Sian plain to hear Dr. Zwemmer.

Entering Chia Mo Ch'uan.

Sian. June 26, 1934 [sic] conference at home of Rev. & Mrs. W. England [sic].

Leaving Shunhwa. A study in cantilever bridges. Psalm 121.

Sian. This time an Arabic joke.

Leaving Shunhwa. A study in cantilever bridges.

Sian. Here and there about the mosque. This area set aside by degree of Hung Wu. Saying goodby.

Sian. Here and there about the mosque. This area set aside by degree of Hung Wu. Beside the manarah.

Leaving Shunhwa. A study in cantilever bridges. A hoof in the 'wild west.'

Sian. Here and there about the mosque. This area set aside by degree of Hung Wu. In memory of....

Leaving Shunhwa. A study in cantilever bridges.

Sian. Here and there about the mosque. This area set aside by degree of Hung Wu. Toward the school.

Pientu Monastery. 3 girls and 1 man from nearby villages in all their finery.

Tei Tsz San near Hochow.

Sian. Gate, said to be, of the compound of ancient Nestorian Church. Once inside city, now outside West Gate.

Majestic Tibetan border.

Sian. En route to the Pei Lin (forest of tablets) to see Nestorian Monument. [Pei Lin (forest of tablets).]

Aboriginal girl from Kuanting. These folks of the same race and language as the Tung Hsiang Moslems. Both are of Mongol origin.

Group at the China Inland Mission, Payenjung

Sian. En route to the Pei Lin (forest of tablets) to see Nestorian Monument. [Nestorian Monument.]

A chorton [sic].

Sian. En route to the Pei Lin (forest of tablets) to see Nestorian Monument. [En route.]

Payenjung. Its beginnings were in a military camp to quell the Tibetans. The C.I.M. L. to R. 'Canon Streeter,' Mr. Mann, Dr. Z., J. Bell, Miss Tucker, Mrs. Bell & Miss Graham.

A Tsinghai road cut.

Payenjung. Its beginnings were in a military camp to quell the Tibetans. The minaret of mosque within the city.

Payenjung. Its beginnings were in a military camp to quell the Tibetans. The Drum Tower & main street.

Sian. (Eurasia Aviation Corporation). Our 'magic carpet.'

Sian. Preaching tent in compound of Scandinavian Alliance Mission.

Hochow. Minaret of the big mosque.

Sian. (Compound of ancient Nestorian Church). Dr. Zwemer standing at east end of the church.

Hochow. Concentration!!

Sian. (Compound of ancient Nestorian Church). Mr. Englund (left) on S.W. corner. Dr. Z. on N.W. corner. Taken from N.E. corner.

Sian. (Compound of ancient Nestorian Church). Looking north across the compound. A lama temple stood here after the N.C. Nestorian Monument in similar position on right before removal.

La Tsa Pass. Friendly pilgrims on way to Kumbum. We always walked down hill.