On the 23rd, an ecological burial ceremony was held for 30 unknown corpses at Xiaoyiju Cemetery in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, with the intention of establishing, cultivating and promoting green, civilized and healthy modern burial concepts and behavioral habits in Taiyuan City .

In order to further strengthen the construction of ecological civilization in the funeral field in Taiyuan City, promote the rational use of funeral land resources, promote resource conservation and ecological environment protection, several cemetery etiquette masters have organized "Guardian Festival", performed rituals, held ashes, After placing, scattering flowers, covering with soil, sealing the hole and other procedures, let the dead soul sleep forever.

In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Taiyuan Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau stated that the concept of green development must be integrated into the funeral industry, radiating to all aspects of funeral activities and the entire process of funeral reform, and effectively increasing public welfare burial services. Supply, further reduce the funeral burden of the masses, and better guarantee the basic needs of the masses to "die in peace".

It is understood that in 2016, the Taiyuan Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau investigated, announced, and cremated 113 unknown and ownerless corpses in accordance with the law, which alleviated the difficulty of storing corpses in cabinets in two funeral homes in Taiyuan City.

In order to vigorously promote land-saving ecological burial, the Taiyuan Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau took the opportunity of promoting land-saving ecological burial and commemorating the 60th anniversary of the signature and advocacy of cremation by the older generation of revolutionaries, and organized and carried out various forms of green ecological funerals. Activity.