According to Chongqing Morning News, an ancient tomb was
unearthed on a construction site on the hillside near Wenfeng Tower
on South Hill of Huangjueya Town in Chongqing Nan'an District.
The female corpse in the tomb is dressed in costumes of the Qing
Dynasty (1616-1911 AD) and well-preserved without any signs of
rottenness. In addition, the corpse has a peach-and-cream
complexion and resilient skin. Based on initial archeological
identification by the local cultural relic administration
department, this ancient tomb dates back to 100 years ago.
When dredging the hillside with an excavator, the worker
accidentally discovered an intact coffin with a female corpse of
poised appearance inside. The worker touched the corpse's face with
a branch and found her skin resilient.
After mortuary objects were cleared up, half of the female
corpse was buried with earth. When two corpse carriers dragged the
body out by her arms, the body remained unchanged in shape and her
tiny three-inch feet were pulled out from earth. One of the corpse
carriers seized the corpse by her arms while the other took her by
the feet and put her into a plastic bag. The ancient corpse seemed
to be quite soft.
When the corpse carrying car arrived on the afternoon of Feb.
28th, the female corpse's complexion had turned wax yellow after
over 10 hours of oxidation but still remained unrotten.
(Chinanews.cn March 3, 2006)
