The Bizarre Belief of the ‘Steamed Buns Soaked in Human Blood’
Steamed buns soaked in human blood Steamed buns soaked in human blood (è¡€ 馒头) is an ancient Chinese folk remedy according to which human blood … Read more
Steamed buns soaked in human blood Steamed buns soaked in human blood (è¡€ 馒头) is an ancient Chinese folk remedy according to which human blood … Read more
The Hungry Ghost Festival in China The Hungry Ghost Festival (aka Ghost Festival) marks the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar and it is … Read more
Hairy monkeys (毛猴) are a unique traditional handicraft of the old Beijing made with cicada shell and magnolia bud. The art of the hairy monkeys … Read more
A demon cop in an unfamiliar city works his first homicide case Zhu Irzh is having trouble adjusting to life on Earth. The food is … Read more
When a soul goes missing, an occult detective ventures into Hell to retrieve it When the fourteen-year-old daughter of Singapore Three’s most prominent industrialist dies … Read more
Inspector Chen journeys to Hell on a fact-finding mission–and what he finds is trouble. For years, the embarrassing secret of the Singapore Three police department … Read more
Demons in Chinese Mythology Chinese Demons: A series of paintings and handscrolls from the Ming and Qing Dynasty depicting demons and other mythological creatures of … Read more
We asked a few questions to the legendary American director John Carpenter about Big Trouble in Little China, the cult movie that takes place in … Read more
The cham dance, associated with some sects of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist festivals is believed to ward off disaster and ghosts bringing luck and happiness. … Read more
Koro, known as a shrinking penis (or testicles, scrotum, or vulva in the case of a female patient), is a folk illness or culture-bound syndrome … Read more
Divinity and Society in China
This highly readable and well-illustrated compilation includes fascinating Chinese myths about gods, stars, water, fire, plus tales about the goddess of mercy, the guardian of … Read more
Traditional Chinese Opera Images Today, most of the remaining grassroots folk performers live a simple life. They built their rudimentary stages and they tour throughout … Read more