In the 1980s, there were some people who fished for corpses in some areas of China. Against the backdrop of less developed detection equipment, the corpse retriever acts as a ferryman, retrieving the living's mourning for the deceased and laying the deceased's ashes to rest in peace. This story describes his transformation from a marginal profession into a respected geomancer, and it reminds us of the Chinese people's reverence and faith for the dead.
In the Chinese burial culture, the Chinese believe that after death, a person will still exist in the form of companionship, which is not like what we call a "ghost" but more like a kind of spiritual sustenance and faith. The Chinese set up a memorial tablet to pay respects and through the memorial service to
strengthen the firm faith in their hearts, believing that the dead will bless and accompany them “somewhere." This faith is often transformed int a spiritual force buried in people's hearts and consciousness, which can underpin the faith and become a source of power, enabling the living to develop better and live well in the right direction with the blessings of the deceased.