Approaching the real China undertaker, a palette was filled with some flesh-colored paints. Several brushes, several tubes of paint, a pair of tweezers, a bottle of pomade, a comb, a big bag of cotton and gauze soaked in formalin. These are Wang's makeup tools. Anti-corrosion, dressing and makeup ―― With the popularity of a movie, 25-year-old Wang finally found an appropriate, formal and sacred title for himself: "Being an undertaker". At least 2 bodies are handled every day at 3 pm on March 27, Baoxing funeral home. Another pick-up truck fell on the slope of the morgue. After lifting the trunk, two young men dressed in black suits carried a body wrapped in yellow body bags out of the car and put it on a stainless steel corpse transport flatbed. Open the bag to reveal an old face. They pushed the car to the antiseptic area, took photos of her and checked her identity. Then, the body was "handed over" to the next staff member: the embalmer. Two tubes connected with antiseptic liquid are inserted into the body, and the face covered with gauze also needs to be injected with a syringe. After completion, the body is pushed into the parking area and stored in a frozen environment. In the next two days, the undertaker will also change clothes, enter the coffin, decorate and make-up before the funeral. As a girl, Wang [has done all the work except picking up corpses. Li Jun, deputy director of Baoxing Funeral Home, said that 1, bodies are collected in Shanghai every year, of which Baoxing Funeral Home has to receive 22, bodies. On average, 6 or 7 bodies have to be disposed of every day, while Wang [takes over more than 2 bodies every day. "Unlike in the movies, our business volume is too large, so we must have a clear division of labor and streamline operations, instead of being responsible for the whole step like the leading actor in" The Death Master "." Li Jun told reporters. "This body died normally, so the face is very clean." With that, Wang [first cleaned his face with gauze dipped in formalin. Then, she put a mass of cotton with tweezers, wiped away the dirt in the eyes of the deceased, and wiped her nose and mouth in the same way for stuffing. Then, she dipped some flesh-colored oil paint with a brush, brushed it neatly on her face, covered some spots, blushed and painted lipstick. A face that was originally bloodless suddenly came to life. She caressed the loose lines on her face to make the remains look more natural. Finally, dip some hair oil in a comb to smooth out the messy white hair. Put on your hat, and your face seems to be asleep. "Because the deceased is an old man and there is no damage, the steps are relatively simple." There is a compartment on the left, which is full of bodies that need special treatment: those whose heads were crushed in a traffic accident, those who drowned and rotted for more than a week, and those who were buried in the sea of fire and burned all over ... It is not only a technical test for the mortician, but also a psychological challenge to bear the limit again and again. If a young person, especially a girl, will wear a wedding dress or cheongsam, perm her hair and make a beautiful makeup according to the requirements of the survivors. "Once a girl's brother asked me to paint her a sunburn makeup from Faye Wong." Occasionally, some family members will make things difficult for the undertaker, thinking that the makeup is not like when the deceased was born. "Last time, a self-proclaimed makeup artist pointed at me, and I explained to her that this makeup is different from that makeup. She couldn't listen to it anyway, and I couldn't argue with her. I thought her mood was already very uncomfortable." Wang [said. Although there are similar accusations, many people have expressed gratitude to the undertaker, but there are always some scenes that impress her. Those children who died young, even just born soon, will always make her cry with regret. "Those short little children, even babies who are not yet full moon, when I was helping them make up, I thought, Oh, how cute this child is, how did he leave like this?" The young parents of these children always put all their toys and clothes into coffins, and some even put a pair of angel wings on their children. After putting on makeup, Wang will put a red dot on the child's forehead. After all, the grieving mother wanted to hold her heart again. "At that time, I comforted her and said, you see, the baby has gone to bed, don't wake him up. Mother will feel better. " Although the times have changed and everyone's ideas are open now, Wang [we] will still encounter some cold eyes. One day, an aunt from the neighborhood Committee came to Wang's dormitory and asked them to register for a temporary residence permit. "She didn't knock at the door, but stood outside the window and shouted, even the door was unwilling to step in." Coincidentally, two or three months later, the aunt came again. This time, she knocked at the door. "We saw her from the cat's eye and thought, what's the flower head again this time? When I opened the door, I saw that she looked embarrassed. After opening the door several times, I was embarrassed. It turned out that her best friend's father passed away and came to us for help. " Speaking of this, Wang [a little proud, "this time she finally stepped into the door." Wang [has been working for 4 years now and hasn't started dating yet. When she associates with ordinary friends, she always calls herself "working in the civil administration system" in order to take into account the feelings of others. "But if I really become a boyfriend, I will be honest. If he can't accept my job, it means that he can't accept the whole me, then he can't be my boyfriend. " A few days ago, an old master who worked with Wang died. In those days, the atmosphere in the whole group was very heavy. They took over the affairs of the old master. On the day of the funeral, they held a farewell ceremony for the master in the morgue in advance. "We walked around his body just like others held a memorial service. Everyone said a few words to him and saw him for the last time." Although Wang [and her colleagues were very sad, they didn't cry loudly, but quietly sent him away. "China people like mourning, in fact, I think this is not good. But this is a thousand-year-old tradition and it is difficult to change for a while. " Having been in this business for many years has given Wang [and her colleagues a more open-minded view of death. "I like a sentence in Norwegian Forest very much. Death is not the opposite of life, but exists as a part of life." Wang [and her leader, Li Jun, both appealed to reporters that China people need "death education" to face death squarely, not to avoid it.