Jiang Xiao was born into a family of comedians and was on a career path tomake people laugh. Instead he chose to work in a place where people cry - the mortuary in Beijing's southern Daxing district."Without respect for the deceased, one can't really enjoy this life," said Jiang.
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Video: Sun Peng
Intern: Sun Tianyuan
Translate: Jia Fan (Intern) & Chris Clark
Producer: Flora Yue