Photos from the Southern Districts

The LIttle Bean

The $650 jar

A vendor poses with his wares

Monks soak in the sun by the South Stele Minaret
(at Ox Street Mosque)

Courtyard with sharp turns
(at Ox Street Mosque)

Cool dragon carving!
(at Source of the Law Temple)

Hungry Buddha Eats apples and oranges
(at The Source of the Law Temple)

This is Liulichang, the painting area 

This isn't a painting, but rather a huge embroidery. Its over 6 feet long!

These are leather shadow puppets. The performers sit behind a screen with a light behind them, and the light is projected forward onto the screen, where the audience watches from the front.

Yuan Lei helps me orient myself

The silk market

looking at the Temple for Prayer of Good Harvests

The Echo Wall