Is burial illegal?

Whether burial is illegal depends on local laws and regulations.

Burial reform, banning burial in some areas. In China, burial has been gradually replaced by cremation. The state has designated areas as cremation areas and burials are prohibited. At present, most economically underdeveloped areas such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan still give priority to burials, and most urban areas have banned burials.

Article 2 of the Regulations on Funeral Management: The guidelines for funeral management are: actively and step by step implementation of cremation, reform of burial, conservation of funeral land, elimination of bad funeral customs, and promotion of civilized and frugal funerals.

Funeral reform refers to actively promoting cremation, reforming burial, breaking old funeral customs, and conducting funerals frugally. Cremation is the direction of funeral reform. However, cremation is not completely compulsory for the masses. Cremation is promoted, burial is gradually restricted, and eventually burial is completely replaced by cremation.

In places that do not yet have the conditions for cremation, in line with the principle of being conducive to the development of production and construction, the local government shall uniformly plan burial land, and use barren hills and barren land to establish cemeteries in townships or natural villages.

It advocates deep burial on the ground without leaving a grave. The purpose of reforming the old funeral customs is to get rid of superstitious and extravagant waste such as looking at Feng Shui, choosing a cemetery, setting up a memorial tent, setting up roadside sacrifices, holding a large funeral, beating flags and breaking pots, burning incense and paper, collecting and delivering funeral curtains, etc., and vigorously Promote the funeral customs of civilized, frugal and frugal funerals. Reduce the trend of extravagance and waste. Establish a good socialist spiritual civilization.

In April 2014, Beijing issued the "Implementation Opinions on Party Members and Cadres Taking the Lead in Promoting Funeral Reform", requiring Beijing Party members and cadres to consciously implement the "Four Prohibitions" and "Five Proposals" in the funeral reform. , which clearly requires that the area of ​​a single or double ashes grave shall not exceed 1 square meter.

In November 2014, Yunnan carried out funeral reforms and clearly required that cadre graves should not exceed 1 square meter. Netizens have been talking about this. If cadres can still maintain their integrity after death, it will undoubtedly be a good policy. Since April 2018, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province has officially launched funeral reforms, proposing that every village will have a public welfare cemetery by the end of 2018; the cremation rate in the city will reach 100 by the end of 2020.

Extended information:

It is prohibited to build graves in the following areas:

(1) Cultivated land and forest land;

(2) City parks , scenic spots and cultural relics protection areas;

(3) Near reservoirs and river dams and water source protection areas;

(4) Both sides of main railways and highways.

Existing graves in the area specified in the preceding paragraph, except for those cemeteries with historical, artistic, and scientific value protected by the state, shall be moved within a time limit or buried deeply without leaving grave heads.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Funeral Management Regulations