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Villagers and family members carry the coffin of Liangzi’s cousin to burial, November 20, 2014. The cousin died in a car accident a couple days earlier. The death was considered bad luck, so the family only invited monks to preside over the funeral, not performers. A fengshui master gave the family detailed instructions about when and where to bury the deceased.

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Villagers and family members carry the coffin of Liangzi’s cousin to burial, November 20, 2014. The cousin died in a car accident a couple days earlier. The death was considered bad luck, so the family only invited monks to preside over the funeral, not performers. A fengshui master gave the family detailed instructions about when and where to bury the deceased.