"The new law will prohibit the use of residential housing specifically for the purpose of storing cremated remains and the burial of corpses or construction of tombs in areas other than public cemeteries."
"The practice of using an apartment to store ashes, known as a guhui fang, or bone ash apartments, has grown as rapid urbanisation and a fast-ageing population increases competition and cost for limited cemetery plots in cities."
"After Japan, China's funeral expenses are the second-highest in the world, according to a 2020 global funeral expense survey conducted by insurer SunLife."
"Many Chinese citizens now view apartments as better value than cemeteries as a place to store the remains of their loved ones."
China's new funeral management legislation will ban storing cremated remains in residential properties and prohibit burials outside public cemeteries. This law aims to address the growing trend of using apartments as bone ash storage due to high funeral costs and limited cemetery plots. The law will take effect before the Qingming festival, a time for honoring ancestors. With funeral expenses being the second highest globally, many citizens view apartments as a more economical option for storing ashes compared to expensive cemetery plots, which only have a 20-year lease.
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