www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Life

Her life is death

By Xu Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2012-10-10 06:47

 

Her life is death

Chen Jiao prepares for an embalming session at the Jiangnan Funeral Home in Chongqing municipality. Photo by Wang Xiangyu / for China Daily

 
 

An embalmer shares her experiences living among the dead. Xu Wei reports in Chongqing.

Death is Chen Jiao's life. The 25-year-old embalmer believes she shares a special relationship with those she prepares for funerals.

"My job is to make the deceased look perfect for the last time the world sees them," says Chen, who works at the Jiangnan Funeral Home in Chongqing municipality.

"A benevolent heart is a must. You have to put yourself in the relatives' shoes."

Chen says she takes great satisfaction from her job.

"You can sense the families are surprised by the appearances of the deceased. Some say their loved ones look better at their funerals than when they were alive."

Embalming has become an emergent business since four of the country's colleges started offering funeral service degrees, China Youth Daily reports.

"The idea of spending every day preparing the dead scares some," Chen explains.

"Some people keep their distance. It's hard to change stereotypes. One of my career ambitions is to let people know this profession deserves respect."

It usually takes about an hour to embalm a person. It can take longer in some cases, such as when the person drowns or dies in a car accident.

"You have to totally concentrate to avoid tearing their skin while bathing or shaving them," Chen says.

It's also difficult to move the stiff bodies, she adds.

Her first embalming experience took place when she was a sophomore and interned at the funeral home.

"It was a man in his 70s who didn't have children," she recalls.

"He was just skin and bones. His fingernails weren't trimmed."

She recalls feeling afraid.

"I didn't know what to expect," she says.

"Fear mostly stems from uncertainties. It disappears when you're familiar with your job."

Some cases proved very difficult because the deceased person's skin would easily tear.

The job can be exhausting.

"If you're tired after one body, you get a rush when you hear another one is coming in," she says.

"You live on call and must be able to shift into work mode at any time."

Funeral home workers get few holidays off because these are especially busy times for their trade. The job goes beyond embalming to include guiding mourners.

"We're trying to get the public to commemorate the dead with flowers and fruit instead of fireworks and joss paper," Chen explains.

Her manager Jiang Huichang points out young embalmers need to be monitored to ensure their emotional health.

"We have to keep an eye out for any unusual behavior," he says.

"Fortunately, we haven't had any problems yet. This career must be a labor of love. If you're only doing it for money, it'd be hard to continue."

Chen says she found it easy to detach from her job.

"I don't think I'm different from other women," she says.

"Maybe I have a more mature outlook on life than some. But I'm just as playful as anyone."

Chen chose to study funerary services in 2006 because it was a less popular profession that offered job opportunities.

"My parents said they'd support me as long as I liked it," she says.

"But many of my friends were shocked. It baffled them."

She says that even her schoolmates discriminated against her.

"Students with other majors wouldn't sit with us," she recalls.

"We were secluded. But all of my old friends, including my boyfriend, stood by me through the years. Your job doesn't change who you are. If it does, it's in a positive way."

Chen says she has never regretted her decision.

She landed a job at the funeral home upon graduation and took another two years of on-the-job training and overcoming fierce competition to become an embalmer.

The greatest gift her trade has given her is a better understanding of life, she says.

"You experience more life-and-death stories and witness more sadness," she says.

"It makes you cherish your life more. Death treats everyone equally, rich or poor. Even billionaires can't buy off death when it calls."

Consequently, Chen says she has lost respect for those who commit suicide.

"One mother killed herself after giving birth," she recalls.

"She couldn't stand that people ignored her and gave all their attention to the baby. She had her reasons. But it was selfish. You should have seen the extreme grief of her family and friends."

Chen plans to make embalming her lifelong career. "I might postpone having a child so I don't disrupt my career," she says.

"After I have a baby, I'll let him or her know I work in a profession that's decent and worthwhile."

Contact the writer at xuwei@chinadaily.com.cn.

Editor's picks
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 午夜毛片视频高清不卡免费 | 国美女福利视频午夜精品 | 国产一区二区在线视频播放 | 久久精品在线视频 | 亚洲高清中文字幕一区二区三区 | 亚洲国产精品一区二区三区在线观看 | 性欧美videos俄罗斯 | 久久久久久久久久久观看 | 爱啪网亚洲第一福利网站 | 日本特级黄毛片毛片视频 | 久久综合精品不卡一区二区 | 亚洲精品一二三 | 日本在线视频观看 | 久久精品成人欧美大片免费 | 精品国产区 | 日韩精品一区二区三区视频网 | 一级做a爰全过程免费视频毛片 | 国产精品白浆流出视频 | 特级a做爰全过程片 | 成年男女男精品免费视频网站 | 国产成人精品magnet | 欧美一级看片免费观看视频在线 | 欧美黄色一级视屏 | 精品99久久 | 国产精品欧美一区二区在线看 | 高清不卡毛片 | 欧美黄网站免费观看 | 欧美在线bdsm调教一区 | 久久国产精品最新一区 | 在线视频中文 | 久久久久久青草大香综合精品 | 精品无人区一区二区三区a 精品午夜国产在线观看不卡 | 精品久久久日韩精品成人 | 亚洲字幕波多野结衣作品 | 三级a毛片| 免费看欧美日韩一区二区三区 | 国产一级做性视频 | 国产成人免费网站在线观看 | 久久亚洲人成国产精品 | 91看片淫黄大片欧美看国产片 | 91精品乱码一区二区三区 |