Goodbye on the waves: a sea burial

A chronological look at how a typical sea burial works, Zhao Yanrong reports

As thousands of Beijing citizens prepare to visit Babaoshan Cemetery during the upcoming Tomb Sweeping festival, a group of families recently went to the Bohai Sea to bury their loved ones. Such sea burials are gaining popularity among Beijingers.

5:00am: In the Tiantongyuan area of Beijing