Zong Rui (R), an experienced embalmer, teaches a new colleague how to comb for the deceased in Shanghai, east China, on Nov. 26, 2010. Embalmers are a group of people who spruce up the body to give the face a lifelike appearance. The Baiyulan Embalming Workroom set up in August 2010, where seven young girls work as embalmers here. The girls who were born in the 1980s choose to become embalmers after graduating from colleges. With tenderness and respect, the girls perfectly fulfilled their duties as embalmers. After work, the girls have a variety of hobbies the same as the other girls of their age. [Xinhua]

Girl embalmers talk after work in Shanghai, east China, on Nov. 28, 2010. Embalmers are a group of people who spruce up the body to give the face a lifelike appearance. The Baiyulan Embalming Workroom set up in August 2010, where seven young girls work as embalmers here. The girls who were born in the 1980s choose to become embalmers after graduating from colleges. With tenderness and respect, the girls perfectly fulfilled their duties as embalmers. After work, the girls have a variety of hobbies the same as the other girls of their age. [Xinhua]