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China has banned the use of residential properties for storing cremated remains, a practice known as "bone-ash apartments," under regulations that came into force on March 30. The units are often identifiable by sealed-off windows or closed curtains.

China has banned the use of residential properties for storing cremated remains, a practice known as "bone-ash apartments," under regulations that came into force on March 30. The units are often identifiable by sealed-off windows or closed curtains.

Bone-ash apartments gained popularity as falling property prices — down roughly 40% since 2021 — made them cheaper than cemetery plots, which carry only a 20-year lease and can cost up to 300,000 yuan (£32,841) in Beijing.

Bone-ash apartments gained popularity as falling property prices — down roughly 40% since 2021 — made them cheaper than cemetery plots, which carry only a 20-year lease and can cost up to 300,000 yuan (£32,841) in Beijing.

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath of Germany's Erfurt University told AFP that acquiring a bone-ash apartment "kills two birds with one stone," describing it as "an investment" that also eases the carrying out of ritual practices.

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath of Germany's Erfurt University told AFP that acquiring a bone-ash apartment "kills two birds with one stone," describing it as "an investment" that also eases the carrying out of ritual practices.

In 2020, funeral costs in China amounted to nearly half the country's average annual salary, according to a survey by British insurance firm SunLife. China's funeral expenses are reported to be the second highest in the world.

In 2020, funeral costs in China amounted to nearly half the country's average annual salary, according to a survey by British insurance firm SunLife. China's funeral expenses are reported to be the second highest in the world.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation and Ministry of Civil Affairs released new rules to address fraud and opaque pricing in the funeral industry. The regulation, which takes effect May 31 on a trial basis, requires public price displays and standardized contracts.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation and Ministry of Civil Affairs released new rules to address fraud and opaque pricing in the funeral industry. The regulation, which takes effect May 31 on a trial basis, requires public price displays and standardized contracts.

The ban took effect days before the Qingming Festival, when families traditionally tend relatives' graves. Anthropologist Xinyi Wu of UC Irvine said the practice "blurs the boundary between spaces for the living and spaces for the dead, which is administratively and culturally sensitive."

The ban took effect days before the Qingming Festival, when families traditionally tend relatives' graves. Anthropologist Xinyi Wu of UC Irvine said the practice "blurs the boundary between spaces for the living and spaces for the dead, which is administratively and culturally sensitive."

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