Summary This intimate 80-minute documentary explores the life of eighth-generation household Daoist Li Manshan (b.1946), leader of a group of ritual specialists in the poor countryside of Yanggao county in north Shanxi, China. This moving portrait of the diverse activities of Li Manshan and his group serving their local community in a rapidly changing rural China will fascinate anthropologists, scholars of Daoism and folk religion, world-music aficionados, and all those interested in Chinese society. View more details
Genres : Biography Music Documentary
Release date : Aug 30, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom China
Language : English
Summary This intimate 80-minute documentary explores the life of eighth-generation household Daoist Li Manshan (b.1946), leader of a group of ritual specialists in the poor countryside of Yanggao county in north Shanxi, China. This moving portrait of the diverse activities of Li Manshan and his group serving their local community in a rapidly changing rural China will fascinate anthropologists, scholars of Daoism and folk religion, world-music aficionados, and all those interested in Chinese society. View more details
Genres : Biography Music Documentary
Release date : Aug 30, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom China
Language : English
