A photo of a billboard made by the Xuzhou Cemetery Management Office in Jiangsu Province, bearing the slogan "Strive to create a municipal youth civilization post, let youth fly in the cemetery", has gone viral online and sparked heated debate. For this reason, the reporter contacted the relevant unit for verification, and the relevant person in charge said that as a special industry, it really doesn't matter! The slogan "Let Youth Fly in the Cemetery" has caused controversy.
Famous sports commentator Huang Jianxiang recently launched a "Snap Big Slogans" campaign on Weibo. Among the photos uploaded by netizens, the slogan "Let Youth Fly in the Cemetery" posted by the Xuzhou Cemetery Management Office was indeed shocking. The reporter noticed on this Weibo that the red background with black lettering billboard features "Xuzhou Cemetery Management Office's First Inquiry Responsibility System", "Youth Civilization Post Creation Content", "Xuzhou Cemetery Management Office Convenient, Beneficial Service Projects", and multiple photos. The white words above the board, "Let Youth Fly in the Cemetery", have been questioned by netizens.
On the morning of August 8, the reporter contacted Director Zhang of the Xuzhou Cemetery Management Office by phone, who said he didn't care and stated: "Initially, for the purpose of creation, we made this billboard in September this year. The content is based on the work of our unit. It has been standing in the (cemetery) yard all along. It was also studied and agreed upon by the leadership at the time, without much thought... I have worked in the cemetery for 16 years. Our job is a relatively special industry, and has been discriminated against and misunderstood by people for many years. There are people doing every one of the 360 trades. As for the slogan 'Let Youth Fly in the Cemetery', I feel it doesn't matter, and I am unaware of the things on the Internet."