Sichuan News Network News (Qiu Yi text /photo) In order to conscientiously implement the requirements of the central, provincial, municipal and district governments on promoting funeral reform, green funerals have become an important starting point for changing customs and customs. Yesterday (2) morning, Pengshan District held the opening ceremony and funeral reform work conference in Tianshou Ecological Memorial Park. More than 20 district-level departments, 6 towns (streets), and 51 villages (communities) relevant responsible persons participated. Wang Song, member of the Standing Committee of the Pengshan District CPC Committee and director of the United Front Work Department, and Li Shengjin, deputy head of the district government, attended the event and delivered speeches. Pan Yong, director of the District Civil Affairs Bureau, presided over the ceremony.
At the meeting, Xie Qinkui, deputy director of the District Civil Affairs Bureau, read out the "Notice of the Office of the People's Government of Pengshan District of Meishan City on Printing and Distributing the Three-Year Assessment Indicators for funeral Reform Work" and the "Letter on Doing a Good Job in the Safety And Security Work and Forest Fire Prevention Work of the Masses During the Qingming Festival in 2021" and the "Management Measures for the Tianshou Ecological Memorial Park" Subsequently, Xiejia Street, Huangfeng Town, and Gongyi Town Nongle Village made statements successively.
In his speech, Li Shengjin pointed out that promoting funeral reform is an urgent need to ensure people's livelihood and the most basic livelihood to ensure the people's "safety for the deceased." In recent years, the high price of commercial cemeteries and the rise of thick burial customs have brought heavy economic burdens to the people, and more and more people are more and more looking forward to funeral reform. Promoting funeral reform is an important link in rural revitalization and a powerful measure to strictly abide by the red line of cultivated land. How to bury the deceased is a big thing in the country and the family, only in 2020 the whole district will die about 2500 people, if scattered burial, to each grave of 5 square meters, the whole district wastes about 19 acres of land every year, in the long run, our limited land will be infinitely swallowed up. Therefore, we must give full play to the coordinating role of the two village committees, the village elderly association, and the village red and white council, resolve the contradictions in the process of scattered graves, actively participate in the publicity of funeral reform policies and the formulation and implementation of village rules and regulations, publicize the benefits and advantages of cemetery burial with great fanfare, abandon traditional bad habits, let funeral reform become the norm in the hearts of the people, and strive to create a new situation in the reform of funeral undertakings and rural revitalization in the whole region.
In his speech, Wang Song said that the centralized burial area of Tianshouyuan is an inevitable requirement for Pengshan's economic and social development. One side of the cemetery, a few bouquets of flowers, the deceased into the ground for safety, the living by hanging objects. In order to protect the ecology, benefit future generations, and promote the transformation of funerals to green and thrifty land is the trend of the times. Pengshan's development goal is to build a modern Chengdu metropolitan area sub-center and a breakthrough area in Chengmei Tongcheng. Pengshan has entered an era of scarce land, and in this period of accelerated development, land has become a scarce and valuable resource. If the scattered graves are not properly handled, the land will lose its "sale" at a reduced price, which will seriously affect the development momentum of Pengshan construction.
Wang Song stressed that the planning and construction of Tianshouyuan is a measure taken by the district party committee and the district government to focus on the long-term development of Pengshan. Tianshouyuan is the first district-level public welfare cemetery in our province and the first pure green cemetery in the city. Its successful operation will surely provide experience and reference for rural revitalization and for the surrounding districts and counties of Chengdu, so Pengshan District shoulders the glorious mission and major responsibility of promoting funeral reform.
It is reported that the Pengshan District Tianshou Ecological Memorial Park is located in Xiejia Street Yihe Community, the total planning of the project covers an area of 135 acres, the first phase covers an area of 35 acres, the construction of 10277 tombs, including 5644 wall burials, 4633 tree burials. The construction area of the new office building is 1041 square meters, the road in the cemetery area is 1.8 kilometers, the width is 8 meters, the parking area is about 730 square meters, and the investment in the first phase of construction is 20 million yuan. The design concept of Tianshouyuan is unique in the province and leading in the country. Its planning and burial method are unique in Meishan. It is entirely possible to optimize service processes, expand service projects, strengthen humanistic care, and actively provide efficient services through innovative service models. Fourth, the price of Tianshouyuan has been carefully calculated by the development and reform department and is fully capital protected. The price now determined is 1680 yuan for wall burial and 6500 yuan for tree burial. Among them, the low-income people and centenarians enjoy a 20% discount. In addition, the masses of rural hukou enjoy a reward of 1,000 yuan. In other words, a rural poor person can spend less than 350 yuan to get into the ground. If the rural hukou does not keep the ashes, not only will it not spend a penny, but it can also receive a reward of 1500 yuan.
"Tianshouyuan only buries Pengshan people, the rural hukou has a reward, and the centenarians are discounted by 20%. At the meeting, Director Pan Yong's summary revealed the policy advantages of Pengshan Tianshou Ecological Memorial Park.