In Xinzhou region of northern Shanxi province, a villager noted that at times the coffins have sold out. Laughing with a dose of the black humor you find in the area, he added that those in the funeral industry had been 'earning a small fortune.'
Demand for coffins in some rural areas has spiked
There has been much debate about the real number of Covid deaths in China, after the virus ripped through its megacities. We visited a crematorium and they too have been busy, mourners dressed in white walking forward carrying the ceremonial box which would eventually contain the remains of a loved one.
We followed the truck to where the artworks were being delivered and met Wang Peiwei, whose sister-in-law had just died. Standing in front of a tent in the courtyard where her body was covered up he explained that, on the day of the funeral, 16 people would carry her coffin and bury her in accordance with tradition.
The villages they are returning to are now places where mostly older people live - people who are more vulnerable to Covid.There has been great concern that this year's Spring Festival mass migration could quickly spread the coronavirus into more remote areas, to deadly effect. "For example, I would only give out four Ibuprofen tablets per person," he said."They don't need two boxes. It'll just be wasted."
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