On May 10, it was circulated on the Internet that “some people in Zizhou countryside spent tens of millions of yuan to hold a funeral”, which aroused heated discussions among netizens.
On May 14, the reporter learned from relevant departments of Zizhou County that the Zizhou County Party Committee and County Government attach great importance to this matter, and has established a joint investigation team to conduct in-depth on-the-spot investigation and verification.
According to the content of the Internet transmission, at a rural funeral scene, some people set off a large number of fireworks and firecrackers, and some people lined up to lay wreaths. The funeral banquet was filled with expensive tobacco and alcohol such as Feitian Moutai and Zhonghua Tobacco, and a large number of guests were dining.
Some netizen said, “This is a funeral in our village, and 10 million is not enough.”
The reporter interviewed and verified that the funeral was held in a village in Zizhou County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province.
On May 10, a local villager told the reporter that he had heard that a man in a neighboring village had passed away, and his family held a grand funeral for him. He also heard from the condolences that Maotai and Zhonghua cigarettes were drunk at the banquet.
Another local villager also said that this was indeed the case, and many people in the village went to the scene.
“The scene is really well arranged, but the money spent is not as much as the Internet rumors.” On May 10, a villager told the reporter that the funeral was held in their village on May 9, and he went to the scene to express condolences and eat. At the banquet, there is indeed Maotai and Chinese cigarettes on the banquet.
“The old man’s son has his own vegetable market in Xi’an, and he can afford the money,” said the villager.
