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Since ancient times, Chinese people have paid attention to burial, so the way of burial has been passed down for thousands of years.
By the 1950s, cremation became a new wave of funerals and gradually became the mainstream.
Times have changed, and just as people have become accustomed to cremation to bid farewell to their loved ones, another new funeral method has quietly appeared.
It is more economical than burial and more environmentally friendly than cremation, but it encountered unprecedented resistance as soon as it appeared.
So what way is it?
Old age, illness and death are something that people can't avoid in this life, but how to send away their deceased relatives has always been a topic of discussion.
In the rules passed by the ancient ancestors, burials have always been considered the most important.
Old people say that only if the deceased is completely buried in the ground, the soul of the deceased can be established, and the smell of the house can flourish.
Until now, there are many rural areas that use the method of burial to send the deceased, in the mountains, in the countryside, the number of graves can not be counted.
But the most headache in the funeral is to rob the ground with the living, and a coffin will take at least 3 to 4 meters, plus all the things that the funeral needs.
Zero scattered pile together occupied a lot of land and trees needed.
Especially in some cities, the price of cemeteries is more expensive to afford, and even sometimes there is a situation of "unbearable".
Moreover, the remains of some infected persons who died without proper treatment are likely to endanger nearby soils and water sources.
There was a burning in 1956.
Firefighting has one advantage, which is that it can save wood, coupled with the rapid population growth rate, the demand for land is also growing, so the country has started to adore the use of firefighting.
Moreover, in order to enable everyone to accept the incineration, the government not only issued incineration subsidies, but even provided services for free storage of ashes.
Therefore, incineration has basically become the city’s only funeral option.
Not only cremation, but also a unified cemetery, and there will be special people to regularly maintain the cemetery, so there will be no various problems such as abandonment.
Moreover, cremation can basically go through the whole process in a few days, and even if you are in a hurry, it can be finished in a day or two, which can save a lot of manpower and material resources.
But just as more and more people were cremated, a new funeral method quietly appeared.
Firefighting although simple, but also consume a lot of energy consumption, and even a lot of environmental pollution problems.
A large amount of harmful gases will also be produced during cremation.
The treatment of ashes after incineration is also a big problem, if the ashes box is of poor quality and is randomly discarded, it is easy to cause harmful substances to penetrate into the soil and water sources.
Although it seems that cremation is cheaper than burial, if you want to do a big thing, it is even more expensive than burial in some places.
At this time a way called "composite burial" appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Simply put, composting is to directly transform the body of the deceased into fertile soil in a natural way.
Composite burial operation is not difficult, first you have to find a piece of land that can naturally decompose the bodies, such as a dedicated ecological cemetery, or qualifying private wilderness.
Secondly, the soil of this place should be airy and the surrounding environment needs to be suitable for the activities of small microorganisms.
The body cannot be soaked with preservatives containing chemical drugs, but can only be simply wrapped in clothes or cotton lubricants that can naturally degrade.
Then put the body in a shallow pit, or put it in a container made of wood, and then lay it up with a thick layer of leaves, grass, seals, etc., and the rest was handed over to the Lord.
In addition, many burial methods have emerged one after another, such as sea burial, flower burial and many other "trendy" ways.
Although this method is not recognized by everyone, it does to a certain extent mitigate the harm caused by burial and incineration.
Source of information:
Chinese news weekly — not buried or burned, do you want to make the body into soil after death?