In the cemeteries where the dead should have been buried, we can see that the tomb has been repaired before the death. Recently, what's the matter with the tomb of the political living in Tongcheng, Hubei Province? These acts of Deliberately Destroying fields and building cemeteries are really offensive.
It's a traditional custom for people to pay homage to the dead in the tomb during the Qing and Ming Dynasties, the voice of China's evening news peak reported. Since it's a cemetery, it should be the resting place for the dead. However, according to a recent investigation in Tongcheng County, Hubei Province and other places at the junction of Hunan Province and Hubei Province, some people here still live well, even very young, so they built their own tombs. These tombs are called "living tombs". Such 'living tombs' have been built more and more in some areas, covering more and more land, even in cities and scenic spots. What's going on?
According to media reports, in these cemeteries where the dead should have been buried, we can still see the situation that people have not died and the tomb has been repaired. The tombstone says "living grave", that is to say, it is a "living tomb". The proportion of such "living tombs" in this area is quite high, and each one is more exquisite.
Liu Yamin, chairman of Tongcheng County Federation of literary and art circles in Hubei Province, said that when rich people come to build a tomb, basically a hillside is occupied. Feng Jinling, a folklore expert in Tongcheng County, Hubei Province, said: 'the more it develops, the more it becomes, the larger it becomes. '
A luxurious' living tomb 'in Shinan Town, Tongcheng county was built by a local enterprise leader for himself. The tomb is built on the mountain. Walking up the hillside is a stone wall with the word "filial piety". There are green belts on both sides of the road and a large pool in the middle. Going up the marble steps, the whole cemetery has nine steps, occupying the whole hillside.
In the past two years, the "Tomb of the living" has not only been built on the field and forest land, but also in the urban area. In Xishan Park of Tongcheng County, more and more 'tombs of living people' have been found. Zhang dengpan, deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Tongcheng County, Hubei Province, said: 'there are a lot of "living tombs" in Xishan Forest Park, which can be seen everywhere. We found 895 (living tombs) in total. 'some villagers also said:' all the roadsides here are "tombs of living people", which looks very unsightly. Especially on weekends, when they bring children up, they feel scared and uncomfortable, which is not good. '
Tongcheng county is a place with more people and less land, with less than one mu per capita. According to the statistics of the Civil Affairs Department, there are 78000 residents over the age of 60 in this county, of which more than 95% have "living tombs". A large number of unplanned graves of the dead have stretched Tongcheng County, which is short of land resources. The rise of "living tomb" is squeezing the production and living space of local people.
According to Zhang dengpan, now with the improvement of economic conditions, some people build their own, finish building for their sons, and even start planning to build for their grandchildren, who are several years old. In addition, Tongcheng is a place with more people and less land. If the situation continues, there will be no living space for the living.
According to the statistics of the Civil Affairs Department, there are nearly 80000 "living tombs" in Tongcheng county. "Tomb of living people" is popular, and the construction is getting better and better. Why does this happen? Li Bin, a researcher of folk culture and history in Tongcheng County, Hubei Province, said that in the countryside of Tongcheng County, Hubei Province, an ordinary farmer raised his children and built his own tomb, which is a major event in his life. "We have such a folk saying here. It's & lsquo; great courage if you don't make board at the age of 30.";. That is to say, people used to have a relatively short life span, even if they lived to be 50 or 60 years old. If you don't make a coffin at the age of 30, you are too brave. '
In July 2017, Tongcheng County launched a special campaign to renovate "living tombs", formulated a series of local laws and regulations on funeral reform, clearly stipulated that "living tombs" are not allowed to be built, and the "living tombs" that have been built should be demolished. By the end of 2017, the "living tomb" in Xishan Park of Tongcheng county has been basically demolished. Tongcheng County Civil Affairs Department has built a cemetery in the outskirts of the county. Residents who demolish the "living tomb" can get a standard cemetery here first. The cemetery has more than 70000 graves, which can meet the funeral needs of the county in the next 70 years.