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11/22/2024 03:22:41 am

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China will start encouraging people to opt for eco-friendly burials to address land scarcity.

China To Start Promoting Eco-Friendly Burials

Beijing will begin promoting smaller tombs and ecologically friendly burial sites as it starts to convince people to stop renting big tombs for the deceased, government official said.

Heart-shaped lead urn

Modern Science Detects Disease in 400-Year-Old Embalmed Hearts

Archaeologist have discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead which each contains an embalmed human heart in the foundation of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes. Researchers used modern technology to study these old hearts, which have been buried for four centuries. It turns out three of them bore tell-tale signs of heart disease that are common today.

Chinese government wants to reduce the number of burials to save land space for farming and development.

Grave Robbing: Corpses For Cremation Purchases By Local Chinese Officials Become State-Run Media Issue

Corrupt officials in China were caught buying corpses in order to fulfill local government cremation quotas, highlighting a growing problem in how China deals with death.

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