82. The Spirit Child Bride: A Haunting Mystery of Tradition and Tragedy

In 2019, the tragic "Spirit Child Bride Case" shocked China when 9-year-old Zhang Zixin disappeared under mysterious circumstances. After her grandparents allowed her to leave with a tenant couple who claimed she would be a bridesmaid at a wedding in Shanghai, the situation spiraled into a haunting mystery. The couple’s erratic journey, cryptic messages, and eventual deaths in an apparent ritual at Dongqian Lake raised chilling questions about their motives. Days later, Zixin’s drowned body was discovered, suggesting she had died near the Sunrise Pavilion in Xiangshan. The case, entwined with Chaoshan region rituals, ghost festival traditions, and ominous coincidences, remains unresolved, leaving a grieving father and a nation grappling with unanswered questions.

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