Regulations on burning paper in Hohhot

Burning paper is prohibited. On March 22, 2021, the Hohhot Civil Affairs Bureau issued a notice on on-site memorial and sweeping activities during the Qingming Festival, which specified that open fire memorials are strictly prohibited. Smoke-free sacrificial sweeps and green sacrificial sweeps are advocated. Citizens can conduct online sacrificial sweeps through the official website of the Hohhot Civil Affairs Bureau and the WeChat public account "Hohhot Cloud Sacrifice Platform". It is strictly prohibited to bring fire into the tomb area and columbarium during on-site memorial service. It is strictly prohibited to burn paper, set off fireworks and firecrackers, and release sky lanterns in funeral service institutions and cemeteries.

What other regulations are there?

1. Implement appointment-based sacrifice scans. In order to carry out orderly memorial sweeps, all commercial cemeteries in the city and the Inner Mongolia Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery will implement scheduled memorial sweeps on a daily basis on April 3, 4, and 5. There are two main ways to make reservations: one is online reservation, citizens can log in to the official website of Hohhot Civil Affairs Bureau or follow the WeChat public account of Hohhot Civil Affairs Bureau to make reservations; the other is telephone reservation, for the elderly and other groups who have difficulty making reservations online using mobile phones, the service is open For telephone reservation service, citizens can make telephone reservations through the funeral service phone number announced by the funeral service agency. Online reservation channels and telephone reservations will be opened on March 25 (reservation methods are attached).

2. Implement time-sharing sacrifice sweeps. Each cemetery and columbarium shall scientifically set an upper limit on the number of reservations in accordance with the principle of staggered peak sacrifices and sweeps at different times, combined with the actual situation and prevention and control capabilities of the unit, and implement limited reservations until the reservation is full.

3. Implement current limit and sacrifice sweeps. Reasonably control the number of people conducting sacrifices and sweeps on site. Each reservation is limited to 5 people for each tomb outdoors and 3 people for each space indoors. Clean the festival site to avoid crowds of people and reduce the length of stay. Those who have a history of traveling to medium- and high-risk areas at home and abroad within the past 14 days, those who have symptoms such as fever and cough, and those who are in the health monitoring period should avoid going to on-site scans.

Summary: We must cooperate with on-site management. Memorial sweepers must arrange their travels reasonably, proactively provide green health codes, appointment vouchers (SMS messages, QR codes, etc.), wear masks, and undergo body temperature checks before entering the tomb area and columbarium, and maintain "one meter social distance" distance and consciously abide by the safety management regulations of funeral service agencies.

Legal basis: According to the "Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China", "Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", "Hohhot City Funeral Management Regulations" and "Hohhot City According to the relevant provisions of the "City Appearance and Environmental Sanitation Management Regulations", the Municipal People's Government decided to strengthen the management of burning ghost coins, throwing paper money and other sacrificial activities in the main urban area of ??our city. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1. It is prohibited to set up mourning tents, play or blow memorial music loudly, burn or throw ghost coins in urban streets, courtyards, green spaces, squares and other public places. paper money.

2. Open fire memorials are prohibited within the urban Second Ring Expressway, Huha Road and both sides of the highway, the forestland on the front slope of Daqing Mountain and surrounding areas.

3. Anyone who needs to pay homage in a traditional way must go to the municipal funeral home, Qingshan Cemetery and other funeral service venues.

4. Anyone who violates the provisions of this notice by setting up a memorial tent, loudly playing or blowing memorial music, burning ghost coins, or throwing paper money in prohibited areas will be subject to the following penalties by the relevant departments: