The souls of China: the return of religion after Mao

Part 1. The moon year. Beijing: the tolling bell

Ritual: the lost middle

Shanxi: First night

Chengdu: Long live Auntie Wei

Part 2. Awakening of the insects. Ritual: awakening the past

Beijing: You can't explain it

Ritual: The caged master

Practice: Learning to breathe

Part 3. Clear and bright. Ritual: Martyrs

Shanxi: The buried books

Chengdu: Good Friday

Beijing: Ascending the mountain

Part 4. Summer harvest. Chengdu: Recitation

Practice: Learning to walk

Ritual: New star

Beijing: The flower lady

Shanxi: Source of the divine

Part 5. Mid-autumn. Practice: Learning to sit

Beijing: The sacred slum

Ritual: The new leader

Chengdu: The new Calvinists

Part 6. Winter solstice. Practice: Following the moon

Shanxi: City people

Beijing: The great Hermit

Ritual: Eastern lightning

Chengdu: Searching for Jesus

Part 7. Leap year. Ritual: The fragrant dream

Chengdu: Entering the city

Shanxi: Ghost burial

Beijing: The wondrous peak

Afterward: The search for heaven.