
Allowing us to peer into the lives of Beijingers, this book shows the rules and rituals that govern their reality, and the mythologies that furnish their dreams. Deeply immersed in the culture, everyday and otherworldly, this anthropological tour allows us to see how the people...

"Where is the market?" inquires the tourist one dark, chilly morning. "Follow the ghosts," responds the taxi driver, indicating a shadowy parade of overloaded tricycles. "It's not called the ghost market for nothing " And indeed, Beijing is nothing if not haunted. Among the...