Get to know encoffiners: Preparing the dead for final journey

Updated: 2016-03-30 11:45

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Get to know encoffiners: Preparing the dead for final journey

An encoffiner blends pigments to create a color which will suit the dead best at Nanjing Funeral Home in Nanjing city, East China's Jiangsu province, March 20, 2014. [Photo/IC]
Although it's not an easy profession to choose as it involves dealing with death, encoffiners say they appreciate and cherish life more after seeing so many deaths.

They say their main aim is to ensure that the dead leave the world with respect and dignity.