Zhi ren (traditional Chinese: 紙人; simplified Chinese: 纸人; pinyin: zhǐ rén; literally "paper figure") are dolls made from paper which are burnt as offerings to the dead to become the deceased's servants. These dolls usually come in pairs - one male and one female - and are sometimes called jin tong yu nü (Chinese: 金童玉女; pinyin: jīn tóng yù nǚ; literally "golden boy and jade girl"). These dolls are not exactly spirits by themselves, but they can do the bidding of their deceased masters.
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