By October 25, 2007, the figure of unidentified corpses held in Guangzhou funeral parlors amounted to 1,855, according to the Guangzhou Funeral and Interment Service Center. Furthermore, in the city's crematorium, some 6,000 funeral urns still remain... ...full story at china.org.cn
from china.org.cn on Tue, Oct 30 2007
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