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Topic Reading-Vol.2721-9/23/2019
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Topic Reading-Vol.2721-9/23/2019
Dear MEL Topic Readers,
‘Dead Space’: Photographer captures Hong Kong’s dense hillside cemeteries
Where and how people live in the real world seems to affect where and how they rest afterlife, at least in an urban megacity like Hong Kong where over seven million dwellers live in high-rise buildings and skyscrapers. Since the land space is so limited, it is the world’s least affordable cities for the residents to find a home during and after their lives. In fact, people have to wait for years only to get a space to house an urn that contains the incinerated ash of their loved one in Hong Kong. Similar situations are also seen in Singapore and Tokyo where land space is limited for both living and dead.
One solution is to put the ashes of the loved one after cremation into an urn and place it with others like an apartment instead of burying it in a family grave. A more aggressive method is to put the ashes into a shared container with others. Either way, people have to give up some of their traditions to live in a new reality.
Enjoy seeing the photos of the urban cemeteries in Hong Kong.
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/hong-kong-cemetery-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
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