THE AUTHOR IN TIBETAN DRESS
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[Photo by F. Doggett Leamer THE OLD BORDER W ALL BETWEEN CHINA AND TIBET
SHANG-HSIN- C HUANG
[Photo by F. Doggell [ ,ea rn er
The place among the hills on the borde r of China and Tibet where Rusty Hinges b egan to be written .
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T!BEfAN LADY
The back view shows orna men ts suspended from the hair.
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[Photo b)' ]. T. Mathe wson
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TYPICAL TIBETAN NOMAD
[Photo by F. Doggeti Lcarn1:r MINA FUYEH , THE IN CARNATE BUDDH A
This photograph was taken on the very day that he was asphyxiated.
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[Photo by F. Doggett L eamer K u RUNG Ts ER1:-1c , T H E I NCARNATE B u omrA
The colour of the dress is crimson.
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[Photo by T, H . Ca11d!i1t THE E IGHT "CHORTEN" AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE K u MB UM L AMASERY
. ..................,., " Bright- eyed, merryfru:ed boys give us a n exu berant welcome."
An old Lama near Sining, said to be n inety years of age.
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[Photo by F. Doggett lrar11e1 THE SACRED SvRJNGA AT K u MBUM
T he tree is said to have sprung from the shorn hair of Tsong K 'aba.
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[Photos by F. Doggett Lea,·11e,
Above ENCI RCLI 'G T H E LAMASERY Below: PRAYE R WH EE LS AT TH E Fucing page 87]
AT K uMBUM BY P ROSTRATION L A MASERY OF K o H - MANG - s1
THE "BUDDHA·AIRINC" fESTTVAI. AT KUMDUM
[Photo by T . H Camt;m
[P/1oto by ]. T. Mathe11 ·son.
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:MINIATURE Il UlTER IMA GE AT THE KUMB UM FESTIVAL
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[Photos D EVIL D AKCERS AT K UMBl:M
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THE KUMBUM LAMASERY
Onl y about a quarter of the whole lamasery appears in this picture.
[Photo by T . H . Ca.dlin
[Photo by F. Doggett LeaJ'11e, THI! PRAYER H ALL AT T H E RJ-KU-LO;s;G-SI L AMASERY
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[Photo by F . Doggett L,ar•er
A CAN TILE V E R BRIDGE ' E AR S1N ING Note the ice beginning to form in the water.
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[Photos by F. Doggett Learner lTI NERATI NG IN TmET
Above: On the Road. Below: Cross ing a mountain pass 15 , 000 fe et Hl!;h on the Tibetan Border .
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[Photos by F. Doggett Learner CAMELS AXD Y AK ON THE TIBETAN BORDER
Above: A string of camels travelling towards Tibet. Below: Yak laden with sheep's wool from Tibet for the Sining market.
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[Photos by F . Doggett Learner
Above:
A Tibetan Encampment. (Note the mon ster watch dogs. ) Bdow : Chi-fah-chia and his Wife.
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[Photos by J. T.
1\f al/Jeu¡sun
Above: Guests a t th e e ntr a nce of th e Tibetan Gospe l In n. Below: On the roof o f the Inn . The eva ngelist, Ton g-fuh-t ang, is stand ing . F acing page 153]