Market is dead for illegal, risky online sales of graveyard spaces

The chance to purchase vacant burial plots online attracted netizens on Tomb-Sweeping Day, despite rules that state the transfer is illegal, Beijing News reported Tuesday.

A man surnamed Fan told METRO he has two spaces in Yanshantaling in Hebei province. He said he bought them several years ago for around 10,000 yuan each.

He claimed that because his father has been buried in another location, the graveyard spaces need filling. He decided to advertise them on the popular portal, Baidu.com.