Chinese Influencer’s Ashes Sold Nearly for ‘Ghost Marriages’: Reports

Chinese Influencer's Ashes Sold Nearly for 'Ghost Marriages': Reports

  • According to reports, the ashes of a Chinese influencer were almost sold. “ghost marriage” after she died.
  • According to reports, she went by the handle “Luoxiaomaomaozi”And had 678,000 followers at Douyin.
  • A “ghost marriage”This tradition sees the spirits of deceased people marry.

The ashes of a Chinese influencer were apparently stolen with the intention of having an a “ghost marriage”According to Chinese media outlets, she died after she ingested pesticides on a stream.

The woman went by the screen name, although Insider couldn’t verify her identity. “Luoxiaomaomaozi,” According to Vice. She died after drinking pesticide while livestreaming on the social media platform Douyin — TikTok’s Chinese version. Vice reported that the influencer had been having suicidal thoughts. Some viewers encouraged her to take the chemical substance.

According to the Chinese newspaper The Paper, her family confirmed her death on October 15th after she received no medical attention. According to the Global Times.

She spoke of having a family in her last video to Douyin, October 14.


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Vice reported that she stated that this video could be her last. Before she died, the influencer had 678,000 fans and had published 38 videos on Douyin. According to International Business Times.

According to reports, a funeral home worker stole the ashes of the influencer after she had been cremated. He then worked with two other funeral workers to sell them. The Malay Mail reported. According to Vice, a source claimed that her ashes might have been sold for between 50,000 and 70,000 Chinese Yuan (roughly $7,820 to $10,950).

Global Times reports that the sellers nearly pawned the ashes to a buyer in order to get a better price. “ghost marriage,”This is a Chinese tradition that dates back to 3,000 years. It involves families looking for partners for their deceased children, so that their spirit can thrive and they don’t feel uneasy or lonely in the afterlife. ABC News. This tradition, which was illegal in China for decades, has seen a resurgence thanks to a new market. “ghost matchmaker”ABC News reports that sellers appeared.

According to the Global Times, police have revealed the identities of the three men who were suspected of stealing the ashes.

Many people took to social media to express their disgust at the practice of “scraping” in the wake of the incident. “ghost marriages”Vice reported that Weibo had removed several popular hashtags related to the ghost marriage controversy involving this influencer.

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