Ta Chüeh Ssu — the Western Hills. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking down onto the roofs of a cluster of temple buildings, set among the wooded hills: 'The Monastery of the Great Awakening...lies under Yang Shan; it dates from the early 15th century, and was once very prosperous, with some 200 reisdent monks. Now it ...
Wan Fo Ssu — Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across a courtyard towards the main building of the (?)Wanshou si, the outer walls of which are covered with niches containing Buddha images.
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from an elevated position, looking across the rooftops of the town towards the castle on the skyline. In the square in the foreground is the statue of Albrecht Dürer (see print 7).