Can any one tell us what these Chinese symbols say?
Soldiers also found time to pose for photographs on their way into Tibet, (from India) including this serviceman standing under a structure marked with Chinese symbols
A cavalry officer of the British Indian Army looks to be standing under the same structure to be photographed alongside his horse
1903 photos of Tibet revealed: Pics taken show Mount Everest to Westerners for first time | Mail Online
Earliest haunting images of Tibet revealed: Photographs taken by British officer during controversial 1903 mission which depicted Mount Everest to Westerners for the first time
* 140 photographs from 1903 invasion expected to fetch £1,200 at auction
* They were taken by Captain William Hayman whose family are selling them
* Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, wanted to stop Russian influence in Tibet
* 3,000 troops led from British-ruled India by Colonel Francis Younghusband
A collection of photographs taken during the controversial 1903 British Expedition to Tibet has come to light.
The sepia-toned pictures were taken by an officer during the British invasion of Tibet - the first time a Westerner had captured the likes of Mount Everest on film.
The set of 140 photographs show the Gyantse Dzong fortress and some of the Tibetan men, women and children in the villages that the troops passed during their advance towards the capital Lhasa.

Soldiers also found time to pose for photographs on their way into Tibet, (from India) including this serviceman standing under a structure marked with Chinese symbols

A cavalry officer of the British Indian Army looks to be standing under the same structure to be photographed alongside his horse

1903 photos of Tibet revealed: Pics taken show Mount Everest to Westerners for first time | Mail Online
Earliest haunting images of Tibet revealed: Photographs taken by British officer during controversial 1903 mission which depicted Mount Everest to Westerners for the first time
* 140 photographs from 1903 invasion expected to fetch £1,200 at auction
* They were taken by Captain William Hayman whose family are selling them
* Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, wanted to stop Russian influence in Tibet
* 3,000 troops led from British-ruled India by Colonel Francis Younghusband
A collection of photographs taken during the controversial 1903 British Expedition to Tibet has come to light.
The sepia-toned pictures were taken by an officer during the British invasion of Tibet - the first time a Westerner had captured the likes of Mount Everest on film.
The set of 140 photographs show the Gyantse Dzong fortress and some of the Tibetan men, women and children in the villages that the troops passed during their advance towards the capital Lhasa.