Xiang Lisheng’s family members cry at his funeral.
Xiang Lisheng (alias), 48-year-old, from Laowangzhai village, suffering advanced liver cancer, died in the evening of July 19th.
The family organised a funeral following the Miao ethnicity tradition.
Laowangzhai village is located in an area with extensive lead and zinc mining activities, causing dangerously high levels of soil and water pollution. The population has experienced severe health impacts as a result of heavy metal exposure, like Xiang Lisheng with his liver.