Scenes from a marathon six-day Daoist funeral deep in the heart of China – The Washington Post

Photographer Nick Otto heard about the coming funeral from a friend who has spent significant time studying Chinese religion, and Otto did everything he could to get there from his home in San Francisco. “When an opportunity comes up to be a part of something so personal and traditionally so important it is impossible to pass up,” Otto said. “As the world grows more connected, local traditions will be lost or forgotten. I want to bear witness and document these traditions.”