"Rough Tao: A Streetwise Guide to Chinese Beliefs" gives the lowdown on all the secret undercurrents of traditional Chinese life all over the world. From fung shui, earth magic, ghost weddings, passports to the after-life, the spirit world of the Chinese exists side-by-side with the everyday reality of chopsticks and computer skills. It affects every aspect of Chinese life. A non-Chinese person can only truly understand Chinese society by understanding the power of the unseen over everyday life.