Hsiang leader and his wife, Household No. 1, Handgate
subject: Handgate centre
Store-room for Mongolian medical herbs, Handgate hospital
subject: medicine
A granddaughter of the lama at the temple doors
subject: Buddhism
Dilimat Omar interviewing the lama of Handgate
Winter camp, Handgate, Altai
subject: pastoralism
Dimulati Omar at Spring Camp
Dr. Tsui and the lama, Handgate lama temple
Outside the Handgate Centre, a Small oboo. Those can he seen in may places. (Note: line of planted trees, may be same as line planted by lama, see below)
HH 7, a ‘worker’ household, Handgate
subject: research participants
Five-finger Spring, a sacred site for the Uriyanghai Mongols
subject: natural sacred sites
HH 14. Herder, at his shed.
The ritual drum at Handgate Temple.
HH no 17 (Tsui’s questionnaire). An Uriyanghai herder, who offered us a lot of help. Handgate
A young Kazakh woman at Five-Finger Spring
Early spring at Handgate, Altai Mountains
Late spring at Handgate, Altai Mountains and woods
Head of HH 8, a craftsman.
Dr. Tsui meditating at five-Finger Spring, Handgate. This is an elevated rock, with five rocks spreading out below it. It is said to be very holy.
Cattle sheds.
Vegetable plots at Handgate
A freshwater spring at the spring pastures, with herders using the water.
A scene at the Handgate centre
New born lambs and hay, at the spring pasture