?? Huang said that a figure in a red garment and with a pale face had appeared above the fire. (Large)
?? Huang showing reporters the "ghostly" photo he had taken by accident.
KUANTAN: While burning joss paper as an offering to wandering spirits during the seventh lunar month, a Sin Chew Daily reader had impulsively decided to take a picture of the flames with his camera phone. He was later surprised to discover that he had taken the photo of a "ghost".
Huang Jinzhao, the reader in question, told reporters that the photo had been taken on the 7th of August (the 15th of the Seventh lunar month), at 2 am.
He said that after his karaoke entertainment center had closed for the day, he had gone with his family to a nearby road to burn offerings to wandering spirits, in accordance with Chinese traditional customs for the Hungry Ghost festival. He had not expected to photograph something supernatural.
"When I was burning the offerings, I noticed that the joss papers were burning in a very attractive manner, and that a small whirlwind of air was gradually rising above the flames. It had a peculiar shape and looked very interesting."
Took a Picture with His Camera Phone
"I pulled out my camera phone and took 5 photos of the fire as a record, and then put the phone back in my pocket before continuing to burn the remaining offerings. After I was finished, I went home to rest.
It's funny to talk about it now, but not 2 minutes after I had taken the photos of the fire, I accidentally stepped into the drain and fell. Fortunately, I wasn't injured."
He said that when he looked at the pictures on his camera phone the next day, he was surprised to see that one of the photos showed the upper half of a person's body, complete with a pale white face, above the fire. He suspected that he had taken a photo of a "ghost."
Friends And Relatives Amazed
"The photo showed a figure in red with a pale white face. At first I thought I was the only person who could see it. But when I showed the photo to my friends and relatives, they stared at it in shock. Many people were interested in the picture and asked me to send it to them."
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