Temple built into cliff side in Qinghai province

Similar image published in Harrison Forman's book Changing China. Caption: Buddhism teaches the negation of all worldly things. Tibetan anchorets often take this admonition in its most literal sense and will retire to a private little temple built in the most inaccessible place to be found, usually high up in the face of a towering cliff.China: Moslem [Muslim] graves, bus and mule team stuck in passingForman, H. (1948). Changing China. New York: Crown PublishersGrayscaleForman Nitrate Negatives, Box 2