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A lovely butterfly floats on the body of the Cannon

A lovely butterfly, which doubles as a lantern, floats along the side of this Cannon. Butterflies, emblems of happiness and of summer, are associated with the philosopher Chuang Tzu.

Date: 6 June, 1985

Photograph and text: Janet Lee Scott