Man lighting incense at a New Year's altar

Coppersmith making a pitcher in a workshop

Altar with shrine figures and inscriptions at a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Man lighting incense at a household altar at New Year's

Household altar at New Year's

Man kneeling before a household altar at New Year's

Monk holding up an offering before an altar in a temple

Monk reading next to an altar

Monks at work in the bindery of a Buddhist temple with altar and statue of Buddha in background

Altar with a statue of Mao Nü in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Altar with statues, vessels, inscriptions, and embroidered votive offerings in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Altar with a statue and embroidered cloth with inscription in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Detail of an altar showing a statue of the goddess Sheng Mu wearing a phoenix headdress and a mantle embroidered with eight trigrams in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Interior of Da cheng dian showing altar of Confucius (left) and eastern shrine of disciples (right)

Interior of Da cheng dian showing a candlestick and a vase at the altar of Confucius

Interior of a temple building at Ling yan si showing altar detail, columns, beams, and ceiling

Interior of a temple building at Ling yan si showing an altar and inscribed columns

Interior of a temple building at Ling yan si showing an altar with a statue of Buddha

Building interior showing an altar with ritual objects and decorative objects in a village on the Shandong coast

Buddhist monks playing musical instruments at courtyard altar during funeral service