Due to the high price of cemeteries, high management fees, and short lease periods, more and more people choose to buy properties in communities with low unit prices to place urns for worship. (Image/reproduced from pexels)
The phenomenon of “columbarium” has recently appeared in many places in mainland China. This means that due to problems such as the high price and management fees of cemeteries and the short lease period, more and more people choose to buy properties in communities with relatively remote locations and low unit prices for resettlement. Memorial services are held at the urn. Others said that there is a certain proportion of “columbariums” in the community where they live, and some floors even have “more dead people than living people living there.”
According to “Hong Kong 01”, Li Yun (pseudonym) from Changsha, Hunan, went to Qingdao, Shandong to work in 2023. During this period, he took a fancy to a house that, although far from the city, had a much cheaper rent than the surrounding areas and had relatively developed transportation. . Unexpectedly, after moving in, he found that the windows of the three houses opposite were all sealed with red bricks and cement, without even a single gap. He didn’t take it to heart at the time, until one time when he went out, he heard the community security guard saying on the intercom, “Now Young people are so courageous. They can live in such a sinister house without fear at all.”
At that moment, he immediately thought of the sealed windows and the particularly cheap rent. After making inquiries, he confirmed that those houses were “columbariums”, and according to local customs, they could not see light, so the windows were sealed. All the signs made his hair stand on end. , and quickly moved out within 2 days.
It is understood that most of the people who choose to buy “columbarium houses” live in big cities. Due to problems such as high cemetery prices and management fees, and short lease periods, they choose to buy houses in communities with relatively remote locations and low unit prices to place the urns. Make a memorial ceremony. Some people even consult Feng Shui teachers before purchasing, which has also led to the gathering of “columbariums”. Some floors even have “more dead people than living people.”
In this regard, Ms. Zhao from Chaoyang District, Beijing, said that even a cemetery with average quality and remote location in Beijing costs more than 100,000 yuan (approximately NT$440,000), and can only have 20 years of use rights. There is also a cemetery management fee to pay.
But in fact, purchasing a “columbarium” violates the principles of public order and good customs in the Civil Code. The current “Funeral Management Regulations” also stipulate that funeral activities must not hinder or endanger public safety and order, or infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of others. Therefore, many People think that the government should regulate the phenomenon of “columbarium”.
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2024-04-04 14:25:32
