Man, donkey, and umbrellas in the courtyard of a house on the way to the Lost Tribe country

Detail of a celestial king holding an umbrella at Pu luo si

Statues of two of the four celestial kings at Fa yuan si

Interior of a temple building at Jie tai si showing a painting of two of the four celestial kings

Market fair during the Dragon Boat Festival in a village on the Shandong coast

Embroidered purse from a village on the Shandong coast with design showing a human figure carrying an umbrella and an animal figure

Members of a wedding procession playing musical instruments and carrying umbrellas and sedan chairs past shops near city gate, Beijing

Umbrellas for a funeral procession tied and resting against a wall

Members of a funeral procession and umbrellas outside a ridged awning erected for the funeral

Members of a funeral procession holding flags, furled umbrellas, and staffs outside a paper pavilion erected for the funeral

Members of a funeral procession carrying a paper figure of a policeman and an umbrella with inscriptions

Members of a funeral procession and umbrellas outside a paper pavilion erected for the funeral

Members of a wedding procession playing drums and carrying draped mirrors, fan-shaped screens, and umbrellas

Members of a funeral procession holding umbrellas

Members of a wedding procession carrying draped mirrors and umbrellas

Members of a funeral procession carrying embroidered umbrellas and banners past a hemp shop

Members of a funeral procession carrying umbrella and banners outside a city

Members of a wedding procession playing drums and carrying draped mirrors, umbrella, and sedan chair past shops

Member of a funeral procession carrying an umbrella with inscriptions

Members of a wedding procession playing musical instruments and carrying draped mirrors, fan-shaped screens, umbrellas, and sedan chair past shops