Chinese Traditional Religion

19 Aug 2012

On a hot summer evening, a crowd gathers around a paper horse as tall as a man to hear a hair-raising tale of the unlikely.

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Sceptics mock professor's mother-hugging display

17 Jul 2012

Flamboyant Peking University president Zhou Qifeng has sparked a public debate over filial piety after returning to his ancestral home in Hunan province for his mother's 90th birthday.

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Rent-a-sweep trade is a grave offence to some

4 Apr 2012

Businesses on the mainland that help people sweep their relatives' graves during the annual Ching Ming festival have come under a media spotlight, and sparked controversy over the...

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Journalist tells of 1,000-day ordeal

29 Feb 2012

When Ching Cheong was a pupil at the elite St Paul's College four decades ago, he made a name for himself as a bit of a troublemaker - not for bad conduct, but for his uncompromising...

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Finding traces of the present in ancient bronze

15 Aug 2011

History is often said to be about studying the past to better understand the present. Nothing could be truer for Professor Chen Zhi of Hong Kong Baptist University.

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China: A Religious State

17 Oct 2010

China: A Religious State
by John Lagerwey
Hong Kong University Press HK$125

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Letters

Stop blaming the West for all of Chinese society's ills

I refer to the letter by Hermia Lee ('Young people will benefit from ethics', February 21).

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Temple gets hi-tech help to make sure visitors pick the right sticks

Worshippers worried about missing fortune sticks spoiling their readings should proceed to Wong Tai Sin Temple next month, when it introduces a hi-tech system to ensure all sticks are present and...

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In memoriam

You may have noticed the ancestral tablets that can be found in homes across Asia. They consist of an upright piece of flat wood standing on a wooden pedestal. Both the pedestal and the borders...

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Developer of private cemetery disputes order to demolish

The developer of a private cemetery on a Tai Po island has disputed an order to demolish unauthorised structures on Ma Shi Chau.

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Romantic gift sparks a lucrative business

For Chinese romantics looking to light a flame in the hearts of their lovers, Yang Fan has the answer.

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Even the dead can't avoid the financial crisis

It seems that it is impossible to escape the economic meltdown even in death - people are buying paper offerings in smaller denominations for the Ching Ming festival this year.

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