Republic-Era Tales: Corpse Worship and Sixfold Burial

[Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Artifact Appraisal] The Republic of China era was a time of chaos, an age that produced both warlords and extraordinary people. The six most famous eccentrics of the era were Gan Laodao, a traveling monkey trainer; Han Qianlong, who could read the world through a single divination; Ma Yapo, who trafficked in demons and ghosts; Zhang Yaogu, a doctor who could cure any illness; Master Yuanfa of Mount Wutai; and Yan Qianpo, a consummate social operator. This book tells the story of three generations of the Han family, from the early years of the Republic of China to the era after the founding of the People’s Republic. You could call this a biography: the life story of a group of people.