Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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On a mountain outside of Beijing, faithful pilgrims worship on a mountain run by a tourism authority. As journalist Ian Johnson explains, traditional Chinese religious life does not fit neatly into Buddhism or Daoism, pilgrimage or profit, celebrated or censored.

Watch the full interview on religious life in China with Ian Johnson!
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