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CHINESE NEIGHBOURS TRAPPED IN MOUNTAINS IGNORE RESCUE CALLS OVER SPIRITUAL FEARS

1 min read • 1 hr ago • News - South China Morning Post • [src]
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News - South China Morning PostCHINESE NEIGHBOURS TRAPPED IN MOUNTAINS IGNORE RESCUE CALLS OVER SPIRITUAL FEARS1 hr ago

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Two individuals in Beijing found themselves trapped in a mountain but refused rescue due to a superstition that responding to strangers brings bad luck. The police and firefighters in the Huairou district received a call on the evening of July 29, reporting that two neighbours from a nearby village had gone missing while foraging for herbs in a wild mountain area.

News - South China Morning Post reports that two individuals in Beijing found themselves trapped in a mountain but refused rescue due to a superstition that responding to strangers brings bad luck.

The report adds: The police and firefighters in the Huairou district received a call on the evening of July 29, reporting that two neighbours from a nearby village had gone missing while foraging for herbs in a wild mountain area.

The pair, a 73-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, frequently foraged together.

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