Chinese student holds her own funeral while she is still alive so she 'could enjoy it' (PHOTOS)

A Chinese student has stunned family and friends by holding her own funeral while she's alive to see 'what people think of her' and to 'enjoy it'.

Zeng Jia paid for a full service along with flowers, photographers that was attended by mourners who walked past her while she was in a coffin.

The 22-year-old spent an hour lying in the casket with a Hello Kitty doll on her chest before getting up to join in at her own wake.

Zeng said: "It struck me that people spend all that time and effort on someone when they are gone and they cannot appreciate it. Zeng Jia paid for a full service along with flowers, photographers that was attended by mourners who walked past her while she was in a coffin.

The 22-year-old spent an hour lying in the casket with a Hello Kitty doll on her chest before getting up to join in at her own wake.

Zeng said: "It struck me that people spend all that time and effort on someone when they are gone and they cannot appreciate it.

Fake funeral ... Zeng Jia, who is still alive, lies in her coffin CEN

"I wanted to see what people would think of me so I decided to hold my funeral while I could enjoy it."

She hired a team of cosmetic artists who specialise in making the dead look more lifelike to make her body look more convincing.

She added: "Experiencing death has made me appreciate life more keenly."

Mourners ... friends and family hold hands at the service CEN

Honour guard ... military man watches over coffin CEN

Tributes ... mourners scatter blossoms CEN

Speech ... Zeng at her wake CEN

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