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April 4 is Tomb Sweeping Day, when people pay their respects to the dead. More than 70 percent of respondents in a recent survey supported eco-friendly burials such as the scattering of ashes at sea.

"With rapid urbanization and land becoming more scarce, many tombs have been relocated. Burying people's ashes under trees or placing them in walls can also help save space."

Yuan Zhongnian, feng shui consultant specializing in grave sites, in Hefei, Anhui province