Yangcheng Evening News, Foshan - Reporter Zhang Wen reports: Recently, a netizen in Foshan posted on a forum claiming that they "walked on stone paths made from the tombstones of others' ancestors at Zhongshan Park in Chancheng District, Foshan." The management of Zhongshan Park stated that the stone paths were built by the public during the "Smash the Four Olds" period.
Recently, a Foshan netizen known as "Foshan Truth Brother" posted on a well-known forum stating that while visiting Zhongshan Park in Chancheng District, Foshan, they discovered that the stone path underfoot was actually paved with tombstones, essentially walking over someone's ancestral grave. The reporter saw that the picture posted by the netizen showed a tombstone embedded among many stone paths, inscribed with "Yao Slope Wu's Grave," with very clear lettering. "Foshan Truth Brother" expressed that there were many such stone slabs made from tombstones on the park's paths and said, "I'm not superstitious, but this is a form of respect for our ancestors. If your family's tombstone was dug up and used as a stepping stone, walked on by thousands every day, how would you feel?"
As of when the reporter accessed the webpage, the post had received 8,472 views. Many netizens agreed with "Foshan Truth Brother's" point of view. Some commented, "It's near the sports institute side, by the lake," and "I remember noticing it when I was little!" Netizens like "Luo Youheng" and "Little Fire Pig" also confirmed this. However, some netizens were unfazed, saying, "If you're inexperienced, you'll be shocked easily. In Guangzhou's Yuexiu Park, more than half the roads are paved with tombstones, and many shaded pathways in Wushan University campuses are similarly paved with tombstones facing upwards. I've walked on them for years and never encountered any ghosts!"
With these questions in mind, the reporter visited Zhongshan Park in Chancheng District, Foshan. Due to the large size of the park, after several attempts, the reporter still could not locate the tombstone mentioned by the netizens. "The tombstones definitely exist, and there's more than just one," a staff member of the Chancheng District Zhongshan Park Horticulture Management Office told the reporter. He explained that the construction of the stone paths in Zhongshan Park predates the establishment of the management office, "Building the stone paths probably happened during the 'Smash the Four Olds' era, all done spontaneously by the public." He added that people simply gathered materials nearby; if there were stones, they moved them over. However, the horticulture office couldn't provide statistics because "some tombstones have their backs facing up, so they can't be seen from above." In recent years, without major projects, the management has not reworked the road surfaces.