The day before the funeral, Mr Qingwang arrived at his neighbour’s house to find the coffin empty and the corpse gone.
“We were so terrified, and immediately asked the neighbors to come for help,” he said.
After searching for the missing body, the villagers were stunned to find Mrs Xiufeng sitting on a stool in her kitchen cooking.
She reportedly told villagers: “I slept for a long time. After waking up, I felt so hungry, and wanted to cook something to eat.
“I pushed the lid for a long time to climb out.”
