Old people commit suicide in China, to ensure that they are buried, not cremated

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Many cultures see old age as a time for peaceful reflection and preparation for the final journey in life. However, a few elderly people in China have made efforts to accelerate his departure from life. They voluntarily withdrew from life, to get a chance to be buried before the state's ban on the dumping start operating.

The authorities of the Chinese province of Anhui plans to close all of the cemetery after June 1, simply because for them there is no room. The population was notified of the new rule April 1: "By June 1, people can entrust their bodies for burial, but was the only option is cremation." Notice caused great concern among the elderly, especially in rural areas.

While the city of Anhui remain unaffected, the decision to close the cemetery was not approved by the rural population. They find the idea of ​​cremation frightening because it is at odds with traditional Chinese beliefs. Therefore, older people have resorted to the only way to comply with customs - committed suicide in time to be buried until June 1.

97-year-old Lisyu have committed suicide on May 12, 87-year-old Zhang Venin hanged a day later. In his suicide note, she wrote that she did it to die with dignity, and that it is waiting for burial. It is reported at least another seven, and suicides in the three villages of the province. Also, similar cases were in the capital of the province.

"Elderly difficult to adopt such a policy, therefore, the state must give them more time to think things through, but do not implement policies using such notifications," - says a representative of the older generation. But it seems that suicide does not soften the hearts of the Chinese authorities. They set up quite seriously in the implementation of a new policy: officials visited funeral homes and smashed the coffins to ensure that the ban on disposal will be valid. And it's just cruel, is not it?

via factroom.ru

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