Dalailou, Xihuangsi (West Yellow Temple 西黄寺), Beijing
Collection
Identifier
PF01-10
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: PF01-10. Photograph by John Thomson. The Dalailou served as the residence for the Fifth Dalai Lama and the Sixth Panchen Lama; it was a place where the lamas lived, ate, slept, and welcomed visitors (Source: 'Qing Imperial Mandalic Architecture for Gelugpa Pontiffs between Beijing, Inner Mongolia and Amdo' by Isabelle Charleux). See NA01-54 (same building).
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Location
Date
1871
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
