In age-old Buddhist scripture, help for modern woes

Religion enjoys surge in followers, especially among elite and white-collar workers, as life pressures increase. Xu Wei reports.

Yu Yueming had the world at her feet when she graduated from the elite China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2012, and most of her friends and family expected her to set out on a glittering career in art.

Instead she looked inward and chose a different path, becoming a full-time volunteer at the Buddhist Longquan Monastery in the northern outskirts of Beijing.