What chaos occurs in the tombs along the coast of Fujian?
In coastal tombs in Fujian, there are chaos such as the construction of luxurious tombs and living tombs.
Last year, a luxurious tomb covering an area of more than 500 square meters and 26 tombs was discovered on Loess Mountain, 23 of which were living tombs. Today, this large tomb has been demolished. The original site is covered with green grass and lush trees, and no trace of the tomb can be seen.
Fuqing City Vice Mayor Chen Daixiang told reporters that since April last year, Fuqing City has carried out special treatment on the illegal construction of luxury tombs and living tombs, and has completed the renovation of 1,204 tombs, of which 282 were demolished. , 860 blocks were greened, 13 blocks were relocated, and 49 blocks were covered with soil.
Dongyue Mountain in the Qingyuan Mountain Scenic Area in Quanzhou has beautiful scenery. It was once a serious phenomenon that villagers illegally occupied land to build luxurious tombs and even sold the land privately to people from other villages to build tombs. Li Jinzhong, captain of the Administrative Law Enforcement Brigade of the Qingyuan Mountain Management Committee, said that since April last year, the city government has led civil affairs, public security, forestry, scenic spot management committee and other departments to strengthen inspections and monitoring, and the problem of insufficient law enforcement force has been alleviated, and some violations have been The renovation and expansion of large tombs were investigated and punished.
Although the government has vigorously cracked down, there are still new and renovated cemeteries that are facing the wind, and some cost more than one million yuan
In Jinshan, Dongying Village, Longtian Town, Fuqing, there are illegal tombs demolished by the government. Less than a kilometer away, the reporter discovered that a living tomb and a luxurious tomb were still under construction. Most of the ridge has been dug out, the loess is exposed, and there are almost no green trees on the mountain.
Near a large tomb built by a family named Guo, excavation work is in progress. Sand and gravel are piled next to the tomb. The two-story platform is mostly completed. The tombstone has been erected. The tombstone records the history of the tomb. Started in 2016, there are eight memorial tablets, which are for the Guo couple, their eldest son, second son, eldest grandson and their daughters-in-law. On the memorial tablet of the eldest granddaughter-in-law, the surname column is still empty. Villagers told reporters that their eldest grandson has not yet married, but the family has prepared a grave for her.
At the site, the construction time recorded on multiple tombs is after 2013. Each tomb has multiple tablets, and the surnames of three generations are listed. Most of them cover an area of more than 100 square meters. Luxuriously decorated.
Superstition and showing off wealth are also the reasons why illegal tomb construction continues to be banned. The reporter learned from the interview that some villagers are superstitious about Feng Shui and hope that building tombs and renovating luxurious tombs will bring good luck to themselves and their families; some villagers who have become rich also want to build luxurious tombs and living tombs in addition to villas. , thinking that they are the ancestors of Guangzong, which stimulates the trend of showing off wealth and comparing.