[Explanation] During the Qingming Festival, I remember you long.
On April 3, outside Zhengguo Wan'an Park in Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, citizens who have made an appointment in advance must present their health code, itinerary code and a 48-hour negative nucleic acid test certificate to enter the venue.
[Concurrent] Mr. Sun, Deputy General Manager of Zhengguo Wan'an Garden
(The number of appointments) may be less than one-fifth of the previous years. We are mainly strengthening epidemic prevention.
[Concurrent] Citizen Mr. Lu
Because the queuing time was long last year, the preparations for the epidemic today will be better than the previous year, so the time to come in this year will be greatly reduced.
[Explanation] Recently, Guangdong has updated notices in many places to suspend on-site sacrifice activities.
Among them, Guangzhou City, in view of the still severe and complicated situation of epidemic prevention and control and the scattered local cases, implemented a zoning and grading system for the Qingming Festival in the city, and adjusted according to the dynamic development of the local epidemic situation.
[Concurrent] Zhou Yun, Deputy Director of Guangzhou Funeral Management Office
According to the requirements of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the (Guangdong) Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, we do not do one-size-fits-all. On the premise of ensuring people's lives, health and safety, we will make reservations by divisions, grades and time periods, and dynamically adjust the situation of on-site sacrifice sweeping in our various districts.
As you can see two days ago, Panyu and Nansha urgently stopped on April 1.
But judging from the data we observed in the background, the citizens basically understood it.
[Explanation] In Zhengguo Wan'an Garden, many citizens brought flowers to express their condolences.
In recent years, Guangzhou has actively promoted ecological burial with land-saving, and the city's ecological burial rate has reached 84.25%.
The relevant person in charge of Wan'an Garden said that the garden has established a modern model of ecological burial through the concept of "miniaturization of land occupation, ecologicalization of cemetery areas, quality of tombstones, environmental parkization, artistic expression, and sacrificial civilization".
[Concurrent] Mr. Sun, Deputy General Manager of Zhengguo Wan'an Garden
Mainly through artistic methods, it breaks through the tradition in the positioning of tombstones and parks.
This product of my garden (Rose Garden) is designed with red as the main tone, rose as the element, and love as the theme.
Therefore, many customers feel that the overall environment is better after they come, so the acceptance rate will be higher.
[Explanation] According to Zhou Yun, deputy director of the Guangzhou Funeral Management Office, during the Qingming Festival this year, 13 cemeteries in Guangzhou will wipe the tombstones for all tombs for free and present a flower.
She said that citizens who are unable to come to the scene to offer sacrifices can use "cloud sacrifices" and "mails and griefs" to express their thoughts for their ancestors.
[Concurrent] Zhou Yun, Deputy Director of Guangzhou Funeral Management Office
We mainly launched some alternative services, wipe the tombstone for free, and put a flower on the tombstone.
Now, "Letters and Mourning" has been launched, and you can log in to Guangzhou Post's public account "Weimailbox" to experience this service.
In addition, our "cloud sacrifice sweep" is in our province of Guangdong. You can go and have a look. Some citizens' comments are also very touching. Leave these messages to their deceased relatives.
[Concurrent] Citizen Mr. Lu
If Zengcheng is suspended, I have considered online worship.
It is acceptable, because it is also a kind of nostalgia for the ancestors, so either method is actually feasible.
[Concurrent] Citizen Mr. Liu
In my understanding, as long as you have the heart, it will be the same no matter where you are
[Explanation] Experts believe that with the continuous profound changes in society, it is the general trend to change customs.
According to the statistics of the Guangzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, since the opening of the Qingming Festival Sweeping Reservation System on March 26, as of 18:00 on April 3, a total of 522,815 people have been booked (some citizens have completed the ritual sweeping). The district has a total of 76,462 appointments.
(Reported by He Junjie, Cai Minjie, Zou Siyao, Guangzhou)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]