Adding to his collections of deities from Ancient Norse, Ancient Maya and Ancient Egypt, Leonard Everett Fisher now introduces 17 of the most powerful in China: The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China ...

China’s folk pantheon is as large as it is chaotic. In addition to the host of overlapping gods that can extend favor and protection to all living things, there are scores of minor deities dedicated ...

I’m recommending an animated film from China that I subtitled and therefore know well. It’s called Little Door Gods 小门神 and is a commentary on how urbanisation and the pace of modern life in China has ...

Every Lunar New Year, they are always outside the door: Portraits of two heavily armed and fierce warriors donned in colorful battle armor. Known as menshen or “door gods,” they are venerated across ...