Dead business thriving in suburb

Ban on funerary products doesn't hinder shops selling them

Majuqiao town, in southwest Beijing's Tongzhou district, is home to the city's biggest "death care" market with more than 20 stores specializing in funerary products.

The town became famous last year when the municipal industrial and commerce bureau raided some of the stores, seizing more than 500 kg of joss paper and a large amount of paper-made funeral products.