Plaque being presented to Cheeloo Public Health group, Jinan, Shandong, China, ca. 1940

Found In:

Yale Divinity Library > Plaque being presented to Cheeloo Public Health group, Jinan, Shandong, China, ca. 1940

11425469

Description

Title: Plaque being presented to Cheeloo Public Health group, Jinan, Shandong, China, ca. 1940
Published / Created: 1930-1940
Publication Place: Shantung, China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Frame 21 - This is one of those utterly Oriental responses to kindness which baffles and distresses the Occidental. The rather poor community to which the Cheeloo Public Health group ministered during one winter, showed their appreciation by presenting a 'pien', a large congratulatory plaque of black lacquered wood with four large characters in gold, saying, 'Nung Ts'un Fu Hsing' - 'The Countryside's Star of Blessing'. Note the guard of honor accompanying it, composed of young school boys in Sun Yat-Sen uniforms. No matter how much one disapproves of costly and ill-afforded gifts, when one is presented with a fait accompli, one accepts it graciously, and hangs the pien in a prominent place where it stimulates other needy groups to go and do likewise. A row of Chinese boys lined up on a walkway, all in uniforms. Two people are holding up a wooden sign with Chinese characters on it. Behind the row of boys in uniform are more people, including a child holding a banner with Chinese writing on it.
Extent: 8.25 x 13.25 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Collection/Other Creator: United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Collection Date: 1882-1977
Container / Volume: Box 414 | Folder 5872

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.