article_snippet.sent: (CNN)If you were mourning the loss of a loved one in China, at least the entertainment might have cheered you up.
article_snippet.sent: Photos obtained by CNN from an attendee at a village funeral in Cheng'an County in Hebei Province show mourners of all ages, including children, watching the performance.
article_snippet.sent: The attendee, who asked not to be identified, said he was visiting family during the Lunar New Year holiday.
article_snippet.sent: While he was there, one of the elderly villagers died so he went to a village funeral in Cheng'an County in Hebei Province.
article_snippet.sent: In some areas of China, the hiring of professional mourners, known as "kusangren" is commonplace.
highlights_snippet.sent: In some areas of China, the hiring of professional mourners is commonplace, but some performances are getting racy .
  