“Graves are more expensive than houses, and the profits from the development of cemeteries and cemeteries far exceed that of the real estate industry.” Luo Zhongli, a representative of the National People’s Congress, said that apart from the difficult procedures, the operating costs of cemeteries and cemeteries are not high, but the profits are Quite amazing. The more popular method at present is to cooperate with the local village committee, township or civil affairs bureau, and the other party will provide the land and the boss will invest; even if the land is acquired, since it is usually in remote mountainous areas, the land price is not high, and the land acquisition cost per mu of land is generally only tens of thousands. Yuan, plus the investment of 50,000 yuan per mu for leveling and greening, and the maximum investment of 50,000 yuan for roads, granite decoration, etc., the land cost per mu is only 200,000 yuan. However, one acre of land can generally accommodate 350 tombs. Even if each tomb is sold for 10,000 yuan, the sales of a cemetery built on one acre of land can reach 3.5 million yuan. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, cemeteries are exempt from business tax. Therefore, excluding the cost of stones and land for a single tomb, the developer's profit is nearly 400%.

Commissioner Wu Gang said that the funeral industry has been among the top ten profiteering industries for five consecutive years. There are about 8 million deaths in the country every year. Based on the minimum funeral expenses of 2,000 yuan per person, the annual market value of the national funeral industry is at least 16 billion yuan. If the cost of storing ashes and purchasing a cemetery is included, the amount would exceed 100 billion yuan.