The scope of this book is amazing – millennia of dynasties, the complex psyche of the world’s most populous nation, the supernatural, anthropology, mythology, numerology, feng shui and all the other underpinnings of Greater China’s disparate – but today, remarkably integrated – belief systems, including Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, nature cults and ancestor worship. For the Sinologist, this offering is akin to some imperial feast where one can gorge on anything within reach. And even for the casual reader, this is a hugely satisfying book.

– Nick Walker, Bangkok Post