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Show It's the High Cost of Dying in China H; Jm9pibJBBB B A-f Bi&w'jBHB fB sSBTl Bb ""?HBHrJw''B j&Kfl HBBw&d&LOTHLBiHEE&wfl VHBV H JmlB B WWPfWMM4 J , i A Typical Chinese Monument The Chinese bury their dead utx the mountain side where the earth is dry and there is less danger of floods. The monuments are built along the highway to inform the public of the great men who have lived and died in the neighboring villages. A brief history of the dead ma serves as an epitaph, and a tortoise v or dragon, carved into the stone, symbolizes eternal life. Death is an expensive proposition for the Chinaman. Only the leaders of community life arc honored by monuments along the highway. But by the time even the average citizen's citi-zen's funeral expenses are paid with numerous pallbearers and feasts for the mourners well, it's cheaper to live. There is an average of one doctor to every 400,000 Chinese. So the Interchurch World Movement, in which America's evangelical bodies are cooperating, intends to cut down funeral expenses for China by opening a large number of new hospitals hos-pitals and by strengthening existing institutions. |