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A traditional Chinese coffin maker in Malaysia preserves a fading family craft

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Goh Khuay Par has spent over 50 years hand-making traditional Chinese coffins in Malaysia. He represents the third generation of his family to practice the craft, which is currently a fading tradition.

Goh Khuay Par has spent more than five decades making traditional Chinese coffins by hand in Malaysia, carrying on a family craft passed down through three generations

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