On a hillside in Chongqing on Monday, 13 women took turns to lie in freshly dug pits as part of the “grave classroom” programme. Plagued by depression, the women lie in the pits as they contemplate life and death on the path to regaining their strength, according to the China Youth Daily. Liu Taijie, the group’s founder, said that after her divorce she lost hope and attempted suicide but managed to pull herself together by changing her perspective on life and death. A scene from a ‘People’s Daily’ video about the women. “I hope all divorced women can lead new lives and accomplish their own goals.

Source: The Star February 25, 2017 06:07 UTC