When his mother died a month ago Ye then searched the city a convenient graveyard for burial, which allowed him to verify that a "home" post mortem would be so prohibitive as a house.
In some cemeteries that claim to have the best "fengshui", a square meter of the cheapest tomb round the 210,000 yuan ($ 32,023).
"As some say, not just how hard life is. To die is expensive now, "laments Ye.
The last refuge cost generally depends on the size and quality of the stone as well as market demand.
In Beijing, some cemeteries graves separated into three classes. Cheapest usually costs 10,000 to 30,000 yuan ($ 1,524 to $ 4,574). The middle category can cost up to 50,000 yuan ($ 7,626) each, while the most expensive designer rated vaults, can reach any amount above that figure.
In Shanghai, prices for burial plots are just as expensive. A tomb of one square meter can reach 70,000 yuan ($ 10,674), not including maintenance fees.
Due to the traditional Chinese belief that the "burial must bring peace to the dead," many try to organize the process that will lead them to eternal sleep while still living.
After suffering a disappointment initial prices, Ye found a friend who provided access to a cemetery in the northern suburbs of Beijing, where prices seemed more reasonable.
"Located at the foot of a mountain, with a perfect Feng Shui, a cemetery clean and pleasant, whose care is guaranteed by the employees," said the owner of the cemetery.
However, when Ye requested a bill after paying 40,000 yuan ($ 6,099) for a lot, the owner was anxious.
"We have no bill, but not worry, we will give due consideration to the ashes," said the owner.
Perplexed, Ye began to surf the Internet, trying to figure out the administrative intricacies of the Chinese cemetery.
And what he found left him in one piece.
There are two types of cemeteries, one is commercial, the other community, which was chosen by Ye, unaware of what was to purchase the burial plot to bury his mother.
According to government documents, commercial cemeteries, approved by the municipality, are permanent cemeteries whose land has been acquired by developers. This land should be used only for burial, but his plots are out of reach of the majority, for its excessive costs. In addition, their lands are bound by the decisions of landowners, who might even resell the land at some point. And in theory, its parecelas funeral should not be sold to any person residing outside the jurisdiction where the cemetery is located.
With only two weeks left to bury his mother, Ye are depressed. "That means that the grave of my parents could be destroyed or relocated at the whim of the landlords," he says ruefully.
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