Chinese Taoist temple rituals, from the White Cloud Temple in Beijing to Mount Wudang, preserve a living tradition of ancestor worship, seasonal festivals, and spiritual practices that have continued
Buddhism entered China from India during the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD) via the Silk Road. Taoism is China's indigenous spiritual tradition. Together they shaped a religious landscape unlike anywhere
Every Chinese city once had a divine mayor. Explore Chenghuang, the City God: moat-and-wall origins, Ming dynasty bureaucracy and Shanghai's famous temple.