06 November 2014

From the folks who brought you...

...melamine fortified baby formula...wisdom of the agesMeanwhile, in other "never let a corpse go to waste" news...
The practice of burying “ghost brides” also remains very much in the headlines. The old ritual involves burying a deceased young female alongside a dead bachelor, so the male will not be without a companion in the afterlife.

In 2006, one man in northern Hebei province even killed six women to sell them as ghost brides.
I'm beginning to understand why Canada is such a popular destination for immigrants.