Legacy MattersThe dearth of women in China as a result of the one child campaign and the abortion and infanticide of females means many Chinese men will never get married.
Since many Chinese parents believe that people who go to their graves unmarried will never rest easy, many bereaved relatives buy "ghost brides" for the deceased so that they can be married posthumously in a "ghost wedding."
Some of the ghost brides die a natural death. Sometimes corpses are dug up to sell as ghost brides. Now comes news that women are being murdered so their corpses can be sold.
Men arrested for murdering "ghost" brides.
Posted by Jill Fallon at January 26, 2007 8:14 AM | TrackBack | PermalinkCouldn't China's whole problem be solved by NOT DEVALUING AND KILLING FEMALE CHILDREN IN THE FIRST PLACE? This ghost bride thing makes me insanely angry!
Posted by: Rhea at January 26, 2007 8:50 AM