Prayers at the Yonghe Temple in Beijing, China. The temple is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist temples in the world. The temple was built in 1694 and was the residence of Qing Dynasty court eunuchs. It served as court for Prince Yong (Yin Zhen) before being converted to a Lamasery, a monastery for Buddhist monks. The temple features an 18 meter sandalwood carving of Buddha, one of the largest of it’s type in the world.
Yonghe Temple is in Beijing’s Dongcheng District and easily accessible at the at the Yonghegong stop of lines 2 and 5 on the Beijing Metro.
Stevo – isn’t that a paradox having a Tibetan temple in Beijing? (displaying my ignorance here perhaps) or is it a fit because China has always maintained that Tibet is part of China?
18 meters is about 60 feet. Is that a prone, sitting or standing posture? Love to see it. (Hint, hint)
Lovely photo!
I can almost smell the incense from here.
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I like the expression on the man’s face…deep in concentration and prayer. Nice one.
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Wonderful, Stevo. I love the way you captured the smoke of the incense and, like Corina, I like the expression on the man’s face.
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Great shot. I’m always trying to get a good photo of the smoke from incense (because, like, it’s everywhere in China) but I still haven’t managed to capture a good one. Do you have any tips for taking photos of smoke or fog or mist or anything like that?
Great moment caught here Steve. I am always a little hesitant to shoot this shot and I haven’t got a good one because of that hesitation!