Buddhist Temple Courtyard

by Joseph Hollingsworth

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Buddhist Temple Courtyard

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Joseph Hollingsworth

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Photograph - Digital

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Upon entering the courtyard of this old Buddhist temple i was taken back by its ornate, old and colorful appearance. I added a texture to the image to help rely the grungy feeling I felt. The air, in the temple was full of the smell burning incense and smoke, which is used by buddhist to purify their surroundings.
The Thien Hau Temple is a Chinese-style temple of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The temple was first erected c. 1760 by the Cantonese community in the city
the courtyard contain incense burners, and open the view to the remarkable porcelain dioramas that decorate the roof. The dioramas show scenes from a 19th-century Chinese city, and include such colorful figures as actors, demons, animals, and Persian and European sailors and traders. In one scene, actors depict a duel on horseback battle between the revered halberd-wielding general Guan Yu of the novel Three Kingdoms and another fighter. Another scene depicts the three Taoist sages representing longevity, fecundity and prosperity.

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January 16th, 2017

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