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China’s funeral reforms test drive for cremation against burial traditions
New rules prioritise affordable, environmentally friendly services, extending a decades-long effort to promote cremation as burial remains rooted in local traditions.
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Adrian Cole
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Source: France 24 International · View original source
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China has released new rules for funeral practices, with affordability and environmental considerations among the government’s stated priorities, according to France 24.
The rules are part of a decades-long reform effort to promote cremation. The supplied report does not detail the measures or their scope.
The reforms encounter local traditions in which burial remains deeply rooted, France 24 reports.
The report examines how attempts to modernise funeral practices are perceived, but the supplied material does not specify public responses.
