CHINESE WOMAN SAVED FROM CREMATORIUM AFTER MISTAKEN COMA DEATH BECOMES ADEPT PAINTER
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A woman in southeastern China who was mistaken for dead and nearly cremated after falling into a coma has rebuilt her life as a painter. Chen Cuiju, 49, grew up in a poor rural family in Guizhou province.
In 1995, aged 18, she moved to Dongguan, Guangdong province, to work in a factory, but the gruelling hours and harsh conditions left her severely malnourished. One day, while suffering from a fever and walking alone by a river, Chen collapsed and lost consciousness, according to the Guizhou...
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- News - South China Morning Post: A woman in southeastern China who was mistaken for dead and nearly cremated after falling into a coma has rebuilt her life as a painter.
- News - South China Morning Post: Chen Cuiju, 49, grew up in a poor rural family in Guizhou province.
- News - South China Morning Post: In 1995, aged 18, she moved to Dongguan, Guangdong province, to work in a factory, but the gruelling hours and harsh conditions left her severely malnourished.
- News - South China Morning Post: One day, while suffering from a fever and walking alone by a river, Chen collapsed and lost consciousness, according to the Guizhou...
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on CHINESE, WOMAN, SAVED, CREMATORIUM, MISTAKEN.
- Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
- Published: 18 Jul 2026, 02:00 UK.
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