Historical Photographs of China

Steps to the Yuen Foo Joss House, near Foochow

Steps to the Yuen Foo Joss House, near Foochow

Collection

Oswald, John

Identifier

Os01-100

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Os01-100. Photo from an album (UoB reference Os01) kept in the School of Oriental and African Studies Archives, London (SOAS reference MS 380 876/1).  A joss house is a temple.  Yuen Foo (or Yongfu) is now known as Yongtai, a town southwest of Foochow (Fuzhou).  See Os01-070, Os03-033, Os03-034 and DH-s029.

Caption in album or on mount

Steps to the Yuen Foo Joss House

Location

Fuzhou

Estimated Date

1880-1890

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library, University of London