Soul Survival

Efforts to track down ancient texts of the Naxi ethnic group in libraries across the world are helping local priests revive a nearly lost ritual and inspiring the preservation of a fading ancient culture in the heart of Shangri-la

By Wu Jin
COVER STORY

At daybreak, Mount Jiuxianfeng gleamed against the brightening azure sky above Rishuwan, a small village in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Many know the region simply as Shangri-la. Facing the mountain, Xi...

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