Dried corpse spanning 445 years found in SE China
www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-18 18:55:40   Print
- A dried male corpse lies in the coffin discovered in a grotto of Jixi Village of Shancheng Town, Taining County in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 17, 2008. The corpse has spanned 445 years, according to its tombstone which dated the year 1554, within the time of Emperor Jiajing, the 12th Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperor. Local authority there decided to conserve the corpse on the spot.

A dried male corpse lies in the coffin discovered in a grotto of Jixi Village of Shancheng Town, Taining County in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 17, 2008. The corpse has spanned 445 years, according to its tombstone which dated the year 1554, within the time of Emperor Jiajing, the 12th Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperor. Local authority there decided to conserve the corpse on the spot. (Xinhua Photo)
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