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The Craziest Holy Sculptor in Laos

The long, slow, dusty bus-ride cost 20 cents and took lord knows how long. But eventually it delivered us to the incredible Buddha Park. You see, 40 or so years ago, some loony Lao was hiking along a...

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The Mystery of Shuanglin’s Scooped-Eye Statues

A $2 tuktuk ride from the ancient city of Pingyao 平遥, in the deserts of Shanxi Province, there’s a wonderful little temple called Shuanglin Temple (双林寺). The name translates to something like A Pair of...

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Red Detachment of Awesome

This Wednesday thru Friday, if you’re in Beijing, you shouldn’t miss the best of the “model operas,” The Red Detachment of Women (红色娘子军). Playing for three nights only at Poly Plaza. It’s called a...

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Giving Babies The Right Way

Okay, okay, I’ve been dwelling on the dark side of Taoism for too long. Sure, 19 Incredible Taoist Gods was an awesome series of sweet court officer pix, and Terrible Moments from a Taoist Temple was a...

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