TRADITIONAL CULTURE

A New Way of Dao

In a temple in the clouds, the ancient Daoist religion tries adapting to the 21st century

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Fading Festivities, Part 2

From “sky-repairing” to “clothes-drying,” here are some obscure and forgotten Chinese festivals

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Spirits of a Kindred

Cambodia’s “parade of spirits” revives the heritage of a historically persecuted Chinese community

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Soul Searching

In his masterful book, Ian Johnson goes in search of Chinese spiritualism—and finds it everywhere

ANCIENT HISTORY

The Real Walking Dead

A look behind the ancient Chinese tradition of corpse walking