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Original title: Almost 180,000 people sweeping graves in Lanzhou
On March 27, Lanzhou once again ushered in the peak of the Qingming Festival sweep. Visiting some areas of the cemetery, the reporter saw that this year’s citizen sacrifice sweeping methods were more civilized and low-carbon than before, and that there were no traffic jams in every area of the cemetery.
The journalist saw on Hualin Road that from the Hualin Mountain Bridge to the city’s funeral home, there were several flower stalls on both sides of the road some four hundred to five hundred meters long, and citizens asked prices to buy them from time to time. from time to time. . Ms. Mao from Heping Town, Yuzhong County, has been selling ritual supplies at a stall on Hualin Road for over 30 years. His biggest feeling is that the flowers are getting better and better in recent years: “There are more citizens going up the mountain to make sacrifices. I can sell almost hundreds of flowers a day.”
Statistics from the Municipal Funeral Affairs Management Office show that on March 27, the main cemetery areas of Lanzhou ushered in the peak of public sacrifices. That day, almost 180,000 citizens were euthanized. These data are significantly lower than the previous peak of sacrifices. The period of April 3-4 is still the peak of the party and the sweep. Citizens are reminded to organize the festival and sweep time in a reasonable manner. They should choose to take public transportation as much as possible to avoid crowds and traffic jams.
Multipoint traffic police to alleviate traffic congestion
At 7 a.m. on the 27th, citizens waiting to catch bus number 24 going up the mountain at the Hualin junction consciously lined up, the length of the line was about 50 meters. Most of the other Sacrificial Sweep Vehicles also gathered here. Public safety, traffic police, community network staff and volunteers led and guided on site, and uphill vehicles were in order. On the road leading to Hualin Mountain at the Hualin junction, traffic police were deployed at every junction and there was no congestion for the entire journey.
“Today is the last weekend before the Ching Ming Festival. As it happens, the family has time. So we took bus 24 to go up the mountain to pay tribute to the sweep, saving more people on the day of the Ching Ming Festival. “At the Tianqiao Cemetery Gate, I came with my family to give to our parents. Mr. An, the street sweeper, said that his family lived in Jingangcheng District, Qilihe District, and they came to the cemetery after a bus change. “It is easier to take the bus and saves finding spaces to park.”
According to a policeman on duty in the First Squad of the Qilihe Traffic Police Brigade, from March 20 to the Ching Ming Festival, the traffic police department has established multiple points on this section of the road to ensure traffic flow towards the stretch of the main road. . “We get to work before 7 in the morning and the road is relatively smooth.” At the entrance of the city’s funeral home, many citizens entered the funeral home with flowers and sacrifices to appreciate the memory of their loved ones and express their grief.
8:00 to 10:00 is the small peak of the day
At the City Funeral Home and Elevated Cemetery, the parking lot is full of cars. The memorial area and the cemetery area are packed with people, and the convenience counter provides citizens with water, umbrellas, and other items for free. Some staff members moved through the crowd to provide services such as distraction and guidance.
Citizens who came to the city funeral home to sacrifice and sweep in an endless stream, in addition to offerings, almost everyone had a bouquet of flowers. Line up in an orderly fashion to collect the urn and then proceed to the memorial area. In the memorial area, the citizens of the sacrificial ceremony gently clean the urn, place the sacrifices, bow in worship and “chat” with their relatives … Some citizens said: This civilized, low-carbon, green and friendly way with the environment. Sacrifice and sweep can express Pain has also reduced hidden safety hazards and pollution caused by burning paper money.
According to Liang Wei, Section Chief of the Municipal Funeral Home Publicity Planning Section, the museum has determined that the Qingming Festival will host a centralized ceremony from March 20 to April 4. More than 70 employees will be transferred from various departments to carry out centralized Qingming Festival ceremony and reception work. On the 27th, from 8 am to 10 am, the peak of the ritual sweeping of the mountain; At 11 o’clock, the number of citizens going up to the ritual sweep of the mountain decreased significantly. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon the sweeping work was finished. During the Ching Ming dynasty, the city’s funeral homes will provide more civilized, high-quality, convenient and efficient funeral services for people with more measures to benefit the people, and advocate for civilized sacrifices and frugal funerals, and strive for creating Green Funerals and Funerals for the People The atmosphere of humanistic funerals creates a safe, civilized, orderly and peaceful festive atmosphere.
The City Funeral Home implements the WeChat dating service for the Stepped Peak Sacrifice. When scheduling an appointment for a slaughter scan on the “cemetery reservation platform”, it is required to schedule an appointment for the slaughter time and determine the number of companions. Judging by the statistical data from the scan of the naming ceremony, a total of around 7,000 people from 1,000 families and 1,500 vehicles were received on March 27. Compared to previous years, the number of people decreased significantly.
The sacrifices of green civilization are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people
In recent years, flower offerings have become a trend. During the interview, the reporter found that the flowers in the hands of the citizens who attended the ceremony that day were all standard. The stalls selling ritual supplies are also dominated by flowers. The city’s funeral home florist staff said: “Now more and more citizens are buying sweeps for flower festivals. It is estimated that there will be more during the peak period of March 28 to April 4.” than almost four. In the last five years, I have clearly felt that more and more flowers have been cleaned, which has reduced their cleaning workload.
During this year’s Qingming Festival, many departments in Lanzhou City were jointly accompanied. So far, there have been no traffic jams during the ceremony. The Municipal Office of Funeral Affairs Administration recalled via the Evening News that from March 28 to April 4, all cemeteries in the city will continue to implement peak sweeping appointments. At the same time, citizens are reminded to take buses as much as possible to reduce trips in private cars. In addition, the Municipal Office for Funeral Affairs Management organized advertising vehicles to spread the new funeral fashions, such as “Flowers sending sadness”, “Time and space mailbox”, “Online sacrifice scan”, “Burial on the wall”, “Tree Burial” and other new burial customs in various public fundraising areas Staggered, civilized, low carbon and environmentally friendly sacrifices to the masses, so that citizens take more care of the urban environment and actively practice the project of the blue sky.
Teng Xiaohong, an all-media reporter for Lanzhou Daily / Picture
