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In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to a lay life. But when Porter travels to the Chungnan mountains —the historical refuge of ancient hermits— he discovers that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns continue to lead solitary lives in quiet contemplation of their faith deep in the mountains. Part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and part religious study, this record of extraordinary journeys to an unknown China sheds light on a phenomenon unparalleled in the West. Porter’s discovery is more than a revelation, and uncovers the glimmer of hope for the future of religion in China.

Who reads Road to heaven : encounters with Chinese hermits?

Author

Bill Porter, Red Pine, Steven Johnson

Publisher

Mercury House

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9781562790417

Category

travel

Subjects

Fiction, Religion, Science

Rating

4.15 / 5 (255 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14