One of the more common methods of execution employed in China for centuries was to bury the condemned alive. Was still employed in the early 20th century. So this is not a surprise.
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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