How to deal with the original cemetery in the reform of rural cemetery?

With the increase of population in China, cultivated land resources are becoming scarcer and scarcer. Compared with the cremation method advocated by the state, this kind of burial in rural areas has greatly wasted cultivated land resources. At the same time, with the advancement of new rural construction, the unified rural planning needs land preparation, which may become a stumbling block to the planning for the grave problem in rural areas. So now many places are discussing the reform of rural cemeteries.

according to the relevant laws of China, it is illegal to occupy cultivated land to build a grave, regardless of the length of time. Therefore, in principle, village cadres have the right to ask farmers to move graves, restore the original state of cultivated land, and maintain the farming conditions of cultivated land. However, it is not advisable to ignore the villagers' voices, blindly transform rural cemeteries, force villagers to move old graves, and even flatten graves brutally and violently with shovels and excavators at night. Doing so will only meet with strong opposition from the villagers. It backfired.

Therefore, although we affirm the purpose of rural cemetery reform, we should also listen to the villagers' voices and conform to the folk customs. Fully consider the attitudes and views of villagers; Village cadres should arrange the address of the grave. In order to better promote the reform of rural cemeteries, voluntary villagers can be given certain economic compensation to make them feel comfortable and willing to cooperate with their work. When delimiting the area for moving graves, it is necessary to unify the size and arrange them fairly. Only in this way can the reform be carried out more smoothly, and the original scattered cemeteries will be concentrated to facilitate rural planning and achieve the result of benefiting the country and the people.