"As a sign of his devotion, Gui Junmin decided to freeze his wife Zhan Wenlian's body after she died from lung cancer in 2017, aged 49, making her China's first cryogenically preserved person. But after a November interview revealed he had been dating a different partner since 2020, Chinese social media has been torn on Mr Junmin's predicament. Whilst some asked why the 57-year-old didn't just "let go" another commenter remarked he appeared to be "most devoted to himself"."
"After Zhan Wenlian was given months to live by doctors, Gui Junmin decided to use cryonics - which is scientifically unproven - to preserve her body once she died. Following her death, he signed a 30-year agreement to preserve his wife's frozen body with the Shandong Yinfeng Life Science Research Institute. Since then, Zhan's body has been stored in a 2,000-litre container at the institute in a vat of -190C liquid nitrogen."
Gui Junmin cryogenically preserved his wife Zhan Wenlian after she died of lung cancer in 2017, making her China's first cryogenically preserved person. He signed a 30-year contract with the Shandong Yinfeng Life Science Research Institute, and her body is stored in a 2,000-litre container in -190C liquid nitrogen. Junmin lived alone for two years after the procedure but began dating Wang Chunxia in 2020 after health issues. He described the new relationship as utilitarian and said she had not entered his heart. Chinese social media reacted with mixed views, debating whether he should move on and questioning his devotion.
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