Fresh flowers laid in front of the tomb of Ren Zhongyi, the former Party Secretary of Guangdong Province, were stolen and then resold at a low price.

by antian168 on 2008-04-07 10:33:09

Was the flowers in front of Ren Zhongyi's tomb also stolen? "Street vendors" stole flowers from the cemetery and sold them at a low price, leading to a conflict with other vendors.

Reported by correspondent Qiu Yongfen: You may have only heard of grave robbers, but it is hard to imagine that flowers in front of graves can also be stolen. At around 1 PM yesterday, street vendors were selling flowers to citizens inside the gate of the Galaxy Martyrs Cemetery for as low as two or three yuan per bunch, which angered the stall vendors, leading to a brief physical conflict.

It was claimed that these flowers were stolen by the street vendors from the cemetery. Director Wu of the Galaxy Cemetery expressed helplessness, saying, "There are too many people (worshipping), we can't prevent it."

Flowers were carried out in蛇skin bags for sale.

A female cleaner who sweeps the Galaxy Cemetery introduced that after 4 PM is the time when the cemetery clears the flowers, they are transported to the garbage dump by truck. Some people pick up flowers from the graves themselves and carry them away in蛇skin bags. Mr. Chen, who rents a stall inside the cemetery to sell sacrificial items, said...