Chao News client reporter Sheng Rui
Mid-levels Road. Photo by Chao News reporter Sheng Rui
Next Friday, December 22, is the winter solstice. Every year during the Qingming Festival and the winter solstice, the major cemeteries in Hangzhou will usher in the peak of sacrifice and sweeping.
There are also many citizens who choose to stagger the peak to sweep, no, the half-mountain road leading to Nanshan Cemetery has been congested in the past two days.
At about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, the Hangzhou traffic police carried out temporary traffic control: diversion measures were implemented for large trucks to the west of Linding Road on Shenban Road, and all large trucks were prohibited from passing west.
This morning (December 15), Chao News reporters also came to the Mid-Levels Cemetery to have a look.
The mid-mountain road has changed for the better
Many people have already come to pay their respects
Starting from the intersection of Yunjin Road and Banshan Road, you can see a lot of traffic police on duty on the road. At around 10 o'clock in the morning, whether it is the navigation road conditions or the actual situation on the scene, the mid-mountain road is in a slow way.
For the mid-mountain road, many citizens should have a deep impression, the old two-lane road, potholes, plus many large cars, is really not easy to walk.
However, this year's winter solstice can be a little relieved, because the road in the middle of the mountain has become better.
The Chao News reporter noticed that the old road in the middle of the mountain road is under construction, and the asphalt-paved temporary sidewalk is very new and smooth, without the potholes of the past, which is a lot more convenient.
However, due to the construction of the old road, you need to pay attention to the traffic signs on both sides of the Mid-Levels Cemetery to avoid missing the entrance.
With the advent of the cold wave, the temperature has dropped significantly compared to yesterday, and it is still very cold to walk on the road.
Cemetery parking lot. Photo by Chao News reporter Sheng Rui
The cemetery parking lot was already full of three rows of cars, at least thirty or forty.
One after another, citizens came down from the mountain to sweep the tombs, including Uncle Zhou's family.
"When we get older, we don't 'compete for life' with young people. Uncle Zhou's parents are buried in the Mid-Levels Cemetery, so today he came with his younger brother and sister, "I have been gone for many years, and it doesn't matter if it's a good day, I mainly want to take a look." ”
Every year, Uncle Zhou's family will come twice, Qingming and Winter Solstice, "Since the government called for the staggered peak to sweep, we basically came in advance, which is very good, and there are few people." ”
After completing the sacrifice, the family chatted a few more words, and then went home, "Let's get together again on the day of the winter solstice and have a meal." ”
Photo by Chao News reporter Sheng Rui
The next week is the peak of the festival
Remember to make an appointment for the civilized festival
According to the experience of previous years, 9~11 o'clock is the peak time for sacrificial sweeping, and many citizens have come to the Mid-Levels Cemetery one after another, and most of them are elderly today.
However, the reporter also noticed that today's citizens are relatively light and simple, and the most they hold is a bouquet of chrysanthemums.
More people will choose to buy a pot of flower baskets at the main entrance of the Green County Life Ritual Flower Basket Sales Booth.
Photo by Chao News reporter Sheng Rui
The staff of the booth told reporters that there have been more people since yesterday, "Yesterday the weather was good, people were very lively, and today the temperature has dropped a little less." ”
The staff said that this year's flower baskets are sold at 20 yuan, which is the same as the price of the previous two years, "We estimate that this week is the peak of the festival, of course, the day of the winter solstice is the busiest." ”
It is worth mentioning that from tomorrow (December 16) to the day of the winter solstice, the city's 25 larger cemeteries will implement the first appointment and then the sacrifice sweep, and the citizens who sacrifice and sweep remember to search for "Hangzhou Digital Smart Funeral" in the "Alipay" or "Zheliban" APP to make an appointment, so as not to delay the trip.
Screenshot of the reservation interface
At present, there is ample margin in the major cemeteries. Taking the Mid-Levels Cemetery as an example, on the winter solstice day of the highest peak, more than 2,200 people were booked during the two peak hours of 7~9 o'clock and 9~11 o'clock, and they were in a state of smooth reservation.
Of course, it is also necessary to remind passing drivers to avoid the roads around the cemetery as much as possible during peak hours, to remind citizens to check the navigation, and to obey the command of the on-site traffic police to avoid delaying travel.
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