religion

Nationalist troops and guard booths outside pagoda in Dali, Yunnan province, China, during WWII. This is one of three pagodas within a single walled compound. The compound a had been appropriated for use by Nationalist troops. Later, after the communist revolution, the compound was also used by troops, but by PLA troops. See the whole compound and all three pagodas...

GI looks at temple guard at a Buddhist temple in China during WWII.

Protestant church services on the Marine Ravine for GIs returning home from the CBI.

The Guanyue Temple (关岳庙), in Guilin.

Remains of a temple (most likely Buddhist) at Liuzhou. The painted inscription on the rocks “半山” indicates half-way up the mountain.

GI poses with monks or trainees at a Lamist temple in northern China during WWII.

The Chengtian Temple Pagoda in Yinchuan, in arid northern China, during WWII. 二战期间银川的承天寺塔。

The Chengtian Temple Pagoda in Yinchuan, in arid northern China, during WWII. 二战期间银川的承天寺塔。

A GI of SACO poses with Lamist monk or trainee at a temple in northern China during WWII.

A man bicycles on dusty road near the Chengtian Temple Pagoda in Yinchuan, in northern China, during WWII. 二战期间银川的承天寺塔。