Can I go to the tomb sweeping site during Qingming Festival in Nanhu, Jiaxing in 2022? What are the regulations for tomb sweeping in Jiaxing this year?

Answer: No.

On March 17, 2022, the Jiaxing City Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group issued a notice on suspending on-site memorial sweeps for the 2022 Qingming Festival. The content is as follows:

1.

From March 17, 2022, in addition to the placement of ashes, on-site memorial sweeping activities such as all funeral homes, cemeteries and columbariums in the city will be suspended, as well as various collective public sacrifices, ecological ashes burial and other group activities.

2. All cemeteries, ashes halls and other funeral service institutions in the city will conduct centralized sacrifices, with staff placing flowers at the sacrifice sites to remember the ancestors.

3. Encourage the public to express their grief through online worship services and home memorial services. The online worship method will be announced separately. We ask for your understanding, support and cooperation from the general public.