About this episode

The episode discusses the life of Anne Swann Goodrich and her efforts to preserve the cultural heritage of old Beijing.

Today, we’ll talk about an American woman who devoted nearly a century building bridges between cultures and preserving the paper gods, folk beliefs, and everyday spiritual life of old Beijing before they disappeared from memory.

People in this episode

Host: NewsChina

Guest: Anne Swann Goodrich

Topics covered

• cultural preservation
• cross-cultural exchange
• spiritual life
• folk beliefs
• history of Beijing

Keywords

• Anne Swann Goodrich
• Beijing
• paper gods
• cultural exchange
• spiritual life
• folk beliefs
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NewsChina

Places: Beijing

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