Water can carry boats, but it can also cover boats. Water is the source of life, but it can also devour life. As the mother river that gave birth to Chinese civilization, the Yellow River, tens of thousands of people are buried here every year, so the mysterious profession of "Yellow River corpse catcher" was also born. It is said that the body hunters do not believe in ghosts and gods, and fear the dead, but they are afraid of salvaging the corpse of the flower girl. In the end, it is because of a touch of goodwill in human nature -
Deeply reveal the Yellow River corpse hunters
Chinese since ancient times, it has emphasized "entering the soil for safety, falling leaves back to the roots", and after the death of their relatives, people will bring their bodies back and bury them in their homeland.
However, for those buried in the water, it is very difficult for relatives to find their bodies. Therefore, the profession of corpse scavenger came into being.
The body snatcher, as the name suggests, is the person who salvaged the body. Many people scoff at this profession and think that dealing with corpses is very unlucky, so the number of people engaged in this industry is small.
And once you enter the industry, it is difficult to change careers, and most people are reluctant to accept a person who has fished a corpse. Therefore, the job of recovering corpses has naturally become a lifelong system, and many people have been doing it for a lifetime.
Especially in the Yellow River Basin, where there are a large number of farmers who live by the water, they have no culture, and in the case of desperation, many people choose the road of "recovering corpses".
Since the 1950s and 1960s, these Yellow River body hunters have gradually gathered together to form an organized and large-scale salvage team.
Every time they went out to salvage the ship, they would tie a half-foot long red cloth to the bow of the boat to ward off evil spirits.
But in fact, the corpse snatchers all advocate science and are not superstitious, and ghosts and gods are basically nonsense to them. The reason why they hang red cloth is only to follow the customs left by their ancestors.
The body scavenger is afraid of running into the flower girl
When they find floating corpses, they will first use bamboo poles to pick out the debris around the corpses, and then cover the corpses with a white linen cloth. A hemp rope was tied around the body's waist and hung on a cliff wall, waiting for its relatives to claim it.
Although the body snatchers face various corpses every day, they have long been looking down on life and death. But they will still be afraid to salvage one thing, and that is the body of the flower girl.
On the one hand, because the long hair of the flower girl often wraps around other debris, it is too difficult to salvage, and if you are not careful, you will be dragged into the river with a boat, which is very dangerous.
On the other hand, the cause of their death is taken into account. Most of the flower girls are trapped by love, or can't withstand other blows, and choose to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river. This point often makes the body scavengers feel compassion, and it is inevitable that it will be sad.
In fact, there is no distinction between noble and lowly in the industry. Every industry has its own necessity of existence, and the difficulties of work.
We should treat all people equally and give more understanding and approval to the profession of the body scavenger.
Without these tireless body snatchers, there will be many people who will not be able to do what they want after death, and the living will not have the comfort of their hearts.
Therefore, we hope that the profession of corpse hunters can continue to exist and develop, but at the same time we hope that their workload will be reduced and less.
In any case, life is the most valuable thing. We expect that every life can grow and continue normally, and everyone can learn to respect nature and cherish life.