80,000 sea burials in Liaoning since 1997

A relative wipes her tears during a sea burial off the coast of Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning province, on March 28, 2010. [Photo/CFP]

Families of the dead scatter flower petals on the sea during a sea burial off the coast of Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning province, on March 28, 2010. This is the 80th organized sea burial in Liaoning. [Photo/CFP]