Hangzhou to offer first free funeral services
By Shan Juan | China Daily | Updated: 2010-07-01 07:51
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Hangzhou citizens burn incenses on April 4 in memory of their deceased family members at a cemetery in East China's Zhejiang province. Li Peng / For China Daily |
Beijing - Starting on Thursday, Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city will stop charging residents for basic funeral services, becoming the country's first city to provide practically free cremations.
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