Into Ningsia Province. [Tung Hsin Ch'en alias Pang Ko Ch'en (Half-a-town).] Main street and minaret from the west.

Into Ningsia Province.  [Tung Hsin Ch'en alias Pang Ko Ch'en (Half-a-town).]  Main street and minaret from the west.

Identifier

Hv46-027

Notes

Historical Photographs of China album reference: Hv46. Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr.'s trip to northwest China, part 1. General note: Excerpt from unpublished photo essay, plate 35: "A melody in roofs. Along the main street of T'ung Hsin Chen the minaret of the mosque can be seen. Th[e] ahung here had traveled to Mecca twice from South Ningsia and was fluent in Arabic though he could not read the Chinese calling card presented to him." Access to original photographs and albums in the Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr. Collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees.

Location

Tongxin

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Harvard-Yenching Library, USA

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