Is it possible to save energy during the Qingming Festival and sweep graves during the epidemic?

No. The current epidemic prevention and control is at a critical stage, the epidemic is far from over, and the risk of importation is very serious. In order to effectively avoid crowds of people during the epidemic, reduce cross-infection, and fully protect public health and social security, we hereby announce the following matters regarding the management of Qingming Festival sweeping services during the epidemic:

1. On-site suspension Sacrifice and sweeping activities. From now on, on-site memorial sweeping activities at cemeteries, columbariums, resting halls and other places within the jurisdiction, as well as scattered graves that are not centrally placed, are completely suspended. Funeral service agencies, cemeteries, ashes halls, resting halls, etc. managed by temples shall be cared for by the management body. Encourage qualified funeral management service agencies to open online memorial and sweeping channels.

2. Strictly control sacrifices. It is prohibited to hold gatherings of sacrificial activities in ancestral halls, ancestral homes and other places. It is strictly prohibited to burn ghost coins, paper money and other sacrificial items and set off firecrackers in any public places. All streets and communities must conduct inspections and control of relevant places within their jurisdiction.

3. Advocate simple sacrifice and sweeping. The majority of residents should actively mobilize their close relatives who are overseas and are doing business abroad to avoid returning to their hometowns for the time being to avoid the risk of COVID-19 infection that may be brought about by travel. It is advocated to use methods such as home memorials and online memorial services to remember the deceased and express grief.

4. It is strictly forbidden to go up the mountain to offer sacrifices. Subdistricts and communities, together with public security, traffic police, forest fire prevention, urban management and other departments, set up temporary fire prevention and epidemic prevention checkpoints at various mountain intersections to strengthen fire source control and control of people who go up to the mountain to worship and sweep. Those who disobey management and refuse to listen to dissuasion will be punished. It will be dealt with seriously by the public security department in accordance with laws and regulations.