Baita Si - Temple of White Pagoda 白塔寺, also known as Miaoying Si 妙應寺 or Miaoying Temple.

Photographer

Welch, Holmes

Date

• ca. 1957-ca. 1964

Summary

• Children playing in the yard of Baita Si (Temple of White Pagoda/Dagoba 白塔寺, also known as Miaoying Si 妙應寺 or Miaoying Temple). The picture illustrates the period when the temple was occupied by local residents and its original Buddhist function had ended, a common condition of many religious sites in 20th century China.