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Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
A little girl is drowned by her parents and then turns into a spirit. Before she leaves for the Underworld, she sees her parents keeping silent after killing her. (the Human realm)
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The little girl gets ready for the next life. She is going to forget everything about her past life. But will her afterlife be a better life?
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
In the God realm, many pure unwanted girls turn into newborn bird-humans flying here. They are ready for birthing as humans in the next life.
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The little girl meets another woman in the God realm, who used to be a teacher when she was alive. In the God realm, she is a beautiful Phoenix lying on a tree, with many bird-humans sitting around because she used to help many girls who were unable to receive an education.
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The Demi-god realm looks like a park. The little girl sees another girl with six arms (Demi-god) and dresses like a little red riding hood. This “little red riding hood” used to be willful and always ignored her parents’ persuasion when she is alive. She got lost, then finally met the “wolf.”
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
In the Hungry ghost realm, The little girl meets a woman who can’t control her desire for the unrealistic standard of beauty. She was addicted to dieting or dressing up since she used to receive body shaming and was bullied by others.
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The little girl visits a famous deity in the Hungry ghost realm, Hariti, who’s both ghost and Godness simultaneously. She used to die in childbirth at a dinner party, but everyone ignored her. When she becomes a hungry ghost, she kills thousands of babies to feed her children. Then Gautama Buddha promised her that her children wouldn’t be starving, and she had to be a patron deity protecting all the mothers and children on the Earth.
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The little girl visits the Hell realm. A woman hasn’t escaped from the forced marriage even if she has died. Her parents arranged a ghost wedding for her that married an unknown man. Her looks are still a bride but with many ritual objects prohibiting her spirit from coming out of the coffin.
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The little girl meets a pregnant woman in the Animal realm, who was forced to be a “breeding machine” and died in childbirth when she was alive.
Illustration by Kaiyao Zhong
The little girl walks on the Naihe Bridge and sees every single poor spirit. Most of them are women.

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