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To Religious Chinese, Cemeteries Are of Grave Importance

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VOICES & OPINION

Cemeteries have been the focus of numerous trending stories this year — it's worth trying to understand why.

You Can’t Escape Bureaucracy, Even in Death

Posthumous politicians administer the underworld from beyond the grave.

How Paper Money Ban Affects Ancestor Worship

Prohibiting how people commemorate their forebears strikes a heavy blow to the roots of deep-seated traditional belief systems.