Welcome to Don Smith's Far East
Gallery Page; Links to the many Galleries of www.DonSmith.Net.CN |
Photos
from the Weaverville Joss House
 **Weaverville
Joss House Gallery**
This
is a small collection from the oldest continuesouly opperating Chinese
Temple in California; The Weaverville Joss House, "The Temple of
the East Beneath the Clouds."
**Weaverville
Joss House Gallery** |
Photo
Tour of Fascinating Diverse China
**China
Photo Tour**
The People's Republic of China,
China is an incredibly beautiful and diverse country. This gallery is miscellaneous
photos from all over China to give you a feel for this gorgeous country
and its interesting people.
**China
Photo Tour** |
1950's Slides of Japan by James
Mizelle Smith
**1950's
Images of Japan by James Mizelle Smith**
In the 50's 35MM color slide taking
was popular and my father shot a lot of slides of Japan between 1952 /
1955. This is a gallery of the best ones.
**1950's
Images of Japan by James Mizelle Smith** |
1950's
James Mizelle Smith Family; Japan
**James
Mizelle Smith 50's Japan**
I guess you could say that I learned
to use chopsticks at an early age. These are 35MM slides of me, between
1952 / 54 all of these classics taken in Japan; most include Don Smith.
**James
Mizelle Smith 50's Japan** |
The Pagodas of Japan, by James
Mizelle Smith
**Photos
by James Mizelle Smith which include pagodas**
One of the most striking features
of the Far East are the Pagodas. There are thousands. WEBSTER'S DEFINITION
OF PAGODA:
"in India and the far east, a temple in the form of a pyramidal tower of
several stories, usually an odd number, commonly built over a sacred
relic or a work of devotion." This definition seems to hold true for
China and the Far East, at least originally when they began in India used
by the Buddhists but the use of the pagoda seems to have broadened to include
many more uses for pagodas other than tombs. They can be used as watchtowers
for enemies, places of worship, gateways, or simply as ornament. This is
a small collection of 1952 / 55 slides taken by my father.
**Photos
by James Mizelle Smith which include pagodas**
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The Many
Pagodas of China from china.org
**Chinese
Pagoda Gallery**
The definitive web site for anything
China is china.org; China's Official Internet Gateway for News and Information. They
have an incredible wealth of information on over 200 of pagodas found across
China. This is a collection of the photos of those pagodas. I hope you
enjoy them and if you want in depth about the pagodas in the photos visit
china .org.
**Chinese
Pagoda Gallery**
**China.org
Ancient Pagodas Page**
**China.org
English Home Page** |
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