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| A woman scatters ashes of a loved one mixed with flower petals at a sea burial last year off Shanghai in the East China Sea. The city has made the last Saturday of March public memorial day for those buried at sea. (China Daily/Hu Lingxiang) |
A shortage of land in Shanghai has prompted the municipal government to offer a larger subsidy to promote sea burials.
The local authority has announced a fivefold increase, from 400 yuan ($64) to 2,000 yuan, in subsidies to encourage Shanghai residents to consider the sea option.
People in Hainan enjoy warm weather
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