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Golden Temple of Jehol, Chicago World's Fair, 1933

Subject
World's Fairs & Expositions
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1933 (Linen)
Front of Golden Temple of Jehol, Chicago World's Fair, 1933, c. 1933 linen postcard
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Back of Golden Temple of Jehol, Chicago World's Fair, 1933, c. 1933 linen postcard
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The Golden Temple of Jehol stands as a full-size replica of a Chinese Lama temple, with tiered golden-yellow roofs, red columns, and green-and-gold bracket work above a low stone platform. A few small figures appear on the steps. The original Golden Pavilion at Jehol, now Chengde, served as a seat of worship for the Manchu emperors. North Chinese architects and artisans copied it for Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress, and Vincent Bendix gave the replica to the exposition. It arrived in 28,000 pieces and was assembled on the fairgrounds, as the caption says, "put together like the parts of some huge Chinese puzzle." The fair's foreign villages and pavilions made the replica one of the exposition's distinctive sights.

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PublisherMax Rigot Selling Co.
GOLDEN TEMPLE OF JEHOL, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR GOLDEN TEMPLE OF JEHOL Replica of the celebrated Chinese Lama Temple, is the gift to the Exposition of Vincent Bendix. The Golden Pavilion, seat of worship of the Manchu emperors, was copied faithfully by North Chinese architects and artisans, shipped in 28,000 pieces to Chicago and put together like the parts of some huge Chinese puzzle.
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PublisherMax Rigot Selling Co.
SeriesWF-26
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedChicago, IL
NotesLinen texture with white border; "WF-26" printed at upper left and Curt Teich production code "3A-H10" at lower right. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; white border; unused card with Century of Progress 1933 fair emblem reading "1833 CENTURY OF PROGRESS 1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR".

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Golden Temple of Jehol, Chicago World's Fair, 1933, postcard, c. 1933. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/golden-temple-of-jehol-chicago-worlds-fair-1933. Accessed November 2, 2026.