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The Economic Times
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In 1995, she was declared dead and was moments away from cremation, but a funeral home worker noticed her foot move; today this China woman is an award-winning artist

In 1995, Chen Cuiju, then an 18-year-old factory worker in China, was mistakenly declared dead. Chen was just moments away from being cremated when a funeral home worker noticed a slight movement in her foot.

Nearly three decades later, she has rebuilt her life to become a nationally recognised traditional Chinese painter. Her extraordinary journey of survival and resilience has drawn widespread attention online.

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