Recently, some netizens posted a video saying that many people danced square dances in front of the tombstone of a martyr's cemetery, which attracted attention.
According to China News Weekly, the cemetery in the video is the Red Army Martyrs Cemetery in Tashi County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province.
On September 5, the staff of the Weixin County Veterans Affairs Bureau responded that the video was indeed filmed in the Tashi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery, and the shooting time has not yet been clarified, and the matter is being verified. According to the staff, this martyr's cemetery is an open cemetery, and residents sometimes dance in one of the squares inside, but generally do not jump in front of the tombstone.
The staff of the Tashi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery Management Office said that because it is an open cemetery, before the staff goes to work at 7 o'clock in the morning, there are always people dancing here, and they will be persuaded to leave when they see it. After that, the management will be further strengthened, warning signs will be placed, and the police will be called if necessary.
Zhaotong Weixin County: Resolutely put an end to square dancing in the martyrs' cemetery
According to a report by Yunnan.com on September 6, in response to the video of "many people dancing in front of the tombstone in the cemetery of a martyr in Weixin", the reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of the Weixin County Government of Zhaotong City.
According to reports, after overnight verification, the situation spread on the Internet was true, exposing problems such as the cemetery staff not stopping it in a timely manner and not persuading it in place. Weixin County has set up a working group to resolutely rectify, according to the "Measures for the Protection and Management of Martyrs' Memorial Facilities", combined with the open characteristics of the martyrs' cemetery, the protection area and the control area are clearly divided again, the production and setting up reminder signs, strengthen daily inspection and persuasion, and instruct the relevant responsible departments to earnestly learn lessons, draw inferences from one another, strengthen daily management and maintenance, and resolutely prevent similar situations from happening again.
In response to the needs of the masses for exercise, Weixin County will also strengthen the standardization of square dance fitness activity venues, strengthen the guidance of the participating masses, and create a good environment for active and healthy participation in exercise activities in accordance with the requirements of the "Notice on Further Regulating Square Dance Fitness Activities".
In front of the martyrs' cemetery, solemnity and awe must be there
On the evening of September 6, @钧正平 commented that heroes and martyrs are the unyielding backbone and soul of a nation, the carrier and embodiment of a nation's spirit, and the most shining coordinates and history of a nation. The resting place of the martyrs brooks no destruction or desecration. May the whole society work together to prevent the recurrence of such things.
China Youth Review said that this incident not only touched the public's respect and awe for the sacred place of the martyr's cemetery, but also exposed that there are big problems in the management of the cemetery. It is necessary to strengthen the management of the cemetery in many aspects, avoid the "lying flat" mentality of the management, and realize the "win-win" situation of cemetery protection and meeting the needs of the masses.
Article 27 of the "People's Republic of China Law on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs" stipulates that where activities that are harmful to the environment and atmosphere for commemorating heroes and martyrs are carried out within the scope of protection of heroes and martyrs memorial facilities, the units protecting the memorial facilities shall promptly discourage them; where dissuasion is not heeded, the departments responsible for the protection of heroes and martyrs of local people's governments at the county level or above, and the departments in charge of cultural relics, are to give criticism and education in accordance with their duties and regulations, and order corrections; Where a violation of the administration of public security is constituted, the public security organs are to give public security administrative sanctions in accordance with law.
Source: China Youth Daily, China News Weekly, Yunnan.com
Editor: Little M