Watch: Baby Survives After Being Buried for Eight Days

China has come to have a bloating population and it is in fact known as having the largest one in the world. Linked with this overpopulation is an increasing incidence of child abandonment especially newborn babies. In here, you can see how a baby has braved the odds by still coming out alive after eight days of abandonment.

One day, Lu Fenglian, an old woman went to the mountains of Tiang Dong country to collect some herbs for Chinese medicine. Suddenly, she heard a baby crying. Unsure of what to do and cloaked with her superstitions, she went to a nearby temple to look for help.

Monk Zhao Shimin helped her out and they have traced where the sound came from. Indeed, the monk had the idea that it is a child crying and not some stray spirits. So, they have called the authorities to help them dig the area.

To their surprise, it was a baby covered in blanket and dirt that they have found. It is clear that the baby had a cleft lip which is probably the reason for abandonment.

So they have rushed the baby to a nearby hospital. Good news is that the baby is now recovering.

/Adrian Lee/

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