
What is your antidote to a frantic day’s Christmas shopping? In China, one of the de-stressing options available to rich and poor alike is to go for a foot wash.
The young man sits at my feet, gazing up at me occasionally with almond eyes.
“How is this?” he asks me. “Is it comfortable? Too heavy? Too light?”
He massages ointments into my feet, rubs them and strokes them, easing away.[Full Text]



