A Year After My Father’s Death, I Finally Made It Home to Mourn
Stories of two post-Covid homecomings to mourn loved ones and sweep the tombs on Qingming Festival
Digital Technologies are Changing Funerals and Remembrance in China
Digital tombstones, QR code epitaphs, livestreamed rituals: This Qingming Festival, Chinese are turning to digital technologies to remember their ancestors
The Virtuous Creepy-Crawlies of Ancient Chinese Literature
Learn the symbolism of insects in Chinese folklore, poetry, and traditional culture
Tsampa Fights and Surprises: The Evolving Fortunes of Tibetan New Year
Two young Tibetans recall how the festivities of Losar, the traditional New Year on the Plateau, have changed and stayed the same since their childhood
On Her Porcelain Throne: How a Little-Known ‘Toilet Goddess’ Became an Icon for Powerless Women
Hold your breath for one of China’s most underrated goddesses, a murdered concubine who became a patron of toilets and injustices against women
Revel in Minor Pageantry With Cantonese ‘Floating Kids’ Parade
Children take center stage in Guangdong’s “floating colors” ceremony, which celebrates the God of Wealth and other festivities during the Lunar New Year
All the Teas in China
Learn the legends, rituals, and drinking games behind China’s most famous drink
Soak Up the Decadent Footbath Culture of China’s ‘Foot Capital’
Learn the origin of footbaths in the southern city of Changsha, and how bathhouses shed their seedy reputation to become modern entertainment complexes
The Twisted Karma of “Compassionate” Wildlife Release
How the Buddhist practice of “fangsheng,” the compassionate release of wildlife for merit, gets abused today
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