Taoists traditionally believe that good deeds result in a good human rebirth. Walk enough old ladies across the street, and you’ll be reborn Tom Cruise. Spit in that salad, eavesdrop too much, or kill your best friend, you’re more likely to be reborn a bird, wild animal, or insect. “Or a domestic animal,” the sign warned ominously. I would’ve said that doesn’t sound so terrible, until I saw the way they treat housedogs in Songzhuang!