In woodcarver Li Bing-Gui's workshop, a magnificent gilded dragon altarpiece sat waiting to be transported to the village of Kaoshong.

BBC: Here be dragons

So, he's gone from the streets to the forest and he's recorded his adventures in several books: Jaguar, Chasing the Dragon's Tail, and more recently, Beyond the Last Village.

NPR: An Asian Pygmy and his Pal from Far Rockaway

Village shamans perform a series of rituals to the goddess of the winds (Grandmother Yeondeung), the Dragon King Yongwang and mountain gods.

UNESCO: Culture