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    name: Peter Molnar
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copies:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/36003160@N08/15270140893
- http://web.archive.org/web/20141207160824/https://petermolnar.eu/photo/chengdu-shrine-keeper/
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lang: en
published: '2014-10-24T05:57:18+00:00'
tags:
- Chengdu
- Sichuan
- Qingyang Taoist Temple
- incense
- China
- taoism
- shrine
- 成都
- 青羊宫
title: Shrinekeeper in Qingyang Taoist Temple

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![](chengdu-shrine-keeper.jpg)

The Qingyang Taoist Temple in Chengdu (成都) is rather a small, ancient
village than a temple, from the eyes of a European. This old lady was
keeping the incense holder clean and tidy in front of a shrine.