Spirituality
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Into the Heavens
A growing number of monasteries allow serious students to ascend to spiritual nirvana—even if only temporarily
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Up the Mountains
As millennials tire of city life, the humble hermit makes a comeback
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Grim Fairy Tales
Vampires, ghosts, and were-beasts: How foreign demonologists catalogued China’s homegrown horrors
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Dead Man Talking
According to traditional Chinese beliefs, death doesn’t stop one sending messages to the living
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Burning In the New Year
Lighting incense at Lingyin Temple for an auspicious year ahead
