Carter Holton's Old Photos of Beijing and Tianjin Hui Muslims
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Summary: Carter Holton's Old Photos of Beijing and Tianjin Hui Muslims is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: Reverend Carter Holton was an American missionary who worked in Northwest China from 1923 to 1949, leaving behind over 5,000 precious photographs. The account keeps its focus on Hui Muslims, Old Photos, Beijing Mosques while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
Reverend Carter Holton was an American missionary who worked in Northwest China from 1923 to 1949, leaving behind over 5,000 precious photographs. After the Reverend passed away, his daughter Lora Jean Heurlin donated these materials to the Harvard-Yenching Library in the early 1990s, and the library finished digitizing them in 2011.
Online address: Carter D. Holton Collection | Harvard Library
In August 1936, Reverend Holton returned to China after finishing his vacation in the United States. In early 1937, Holton reached Tianjin and Beijing, where he visited several mosques before traveling through Xi'an and Lanzhou to Hezhou to continue his missionary work.
Below, I will share the old photos Reverend Holton took in Beijing and Tianjin in early 1937.
Beijing
In early spring 1937, the Eid al-Fitr prayer service at the Niujie Mosque.
After the prostration.
The potted plants in the courtyard were donated by Gai Biting, a famous social activist from Niujie.
Children watching the prayer service.
Imam Wang Lianyu of Niujie (wearing a white cap on the left) came from a family of imams.
Jiaozi Hutong Mosque.
A funeral bier (maiti xiazi) at the entrance of Jiaozi Hutong, inscribed with 'Beiping Jiaozi Hutong Mosque Funeral Mutual Aid Group'.
Sanlihe Mosque.
Tianqiao Mosque.
Tianjin.
Tianjin South Mosque (Qingzhen Nandasi) in January 1937.
The ablution room (shuifang) of the South Mosque.
Inside the main prayer hall of the Tianjin South Mosque.
Calligraphy at the Tianjin South Mosque (some also believe it is the North Mosque).
It is speculated to be the main hall of the Tianjin South Mosque, though some suggest it might be a mosque in Tongzhou or Changping.
Missionaries visiting the Tianjin North Mosque (Qingzhen Beidasi).
It is speculated to be a halal meat stall on Qingzhen North Lane, near the Tianjin South Mosque.
A snowy scene at a mosque in Tianjin in January 1937.
Summary: Carter Holton's Old Photos of Beijing and Tianjin Hui Muslims is presented here as a firsthand travel account in clear English, beginning with this scene: Reverend Carter Holton was an American missionary who worked in Northwest China from 1923 to 1949, leaving behind over 5,000 precious photographs. The account keeps its focus on Hui Muslims, Old Photos, Beijing Mosques while preserving the names, places, food, and historical details from the Chinese source.
Reverend Carter Holton was an American missionary who worked in Northwest China from 1923 to 1949, leaving behind over 5,000 precious photographs. After the Reverend passed away, his daughter Lora Jean Heurlin donated these materials to the Harvard-Yenching Library in the early 1990s, and the library finished digitizing them in 2011.
Online address: Carter D. Holton Collection | Harvard Library
In August 1936, Reverend Holton returned to China after finishing his vacation in the United States. In early 1937, Holton reached Tianjin and Beijing, where he visited several mosques before traveling through Xi'an and Lanzhou to Hezhou to continue his missionary work.
Below, I will share the old photos Reverend Holton took in Beijing and Tianjin in early 1937.
Beijing
In early spring 1937, the Eid al-Fitr prayer service at the Niujie Mosque.
After the prostration.
The potted plants in the courtyard were donated by Gai Biting, a famous social activist from Niujie.
Children watching the prayer service.
Imam Wang Lianyu of Niujie (wearing a white cap on the left) came from a family of imams.
Jiaozi Hutong Mosque.
A funeral bier (maiti xiazi) at the entrance of Jiaozi Hutong, inscribed with 'Beiping Jiaozi Hutong Mosque Funeral Mutual Aid Group'.
Sanlihe Mosque.
Tianqiao Mosque.
Tianjin.
Tianjin South Mosque (Qingzhen Nandasi) in January 1937.
The ablution room (shuifang) of the South Mosque.
Inside the main prayer hall of the Tianjin South Mosque.
Calligraphy at the Tianjin South Mosque (some also believe it is the North Mosque).
It is speculated to be the main hall of the Tianjin South Mosque, though some suggest it might be a mosque in Tongzhou or Changping.
Missionaries visiting the Tianjin North Mosque (Qingzhen Beidasi).
It is speculated to be a halal meat stall on Qingzhen North Lane, near the Tianjin South Mosque.
A snowy scene at a mosque in Tianjin in January 1937.
