Burial grounds in Xinhui for Overseas Chinese
Apr 6, 2014 22:33:41 GMT -5
Post by laohuaqiao on Apr 6, 2014 22:33:41 GMT -5
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This is an article (in Chinese) on a discovery of a burial ground, in the town of Luokeng 罗坑 in Xinhui, with 60 graves of overseas Chinese. An investigative team from the Xinhui Museum, acted on a phone tip, made the discovery on Oct. 12, 2013.
Bones were returned from overseas, from countries unknown, and because the deceased came from unknown origin in China the bones were buried in this location in 1925 using funds from charity groups. After recording the information on individual tombstones, the investigative team will attempt to uncover the origins of the buried individuals, the countries they went to and how their bones were returned.
From 1992 to 2001, 4 other burial grounds for overseas Chinese were found in Xinhui. They range in sizes from 200 grave sites to 1500 grave sites. The returned bones were mostly buried in the late 1800s.
In addition, there were originally 2 other burial grounds in Xinhui for overseas Chinese. One with about 800 grave sites was destroyed in the late 1950s. The other, with 400-500 grave sites, was destroyed during construction in the 1980s.
This is an article (in Chinese) on a discovery of a burial ground, in the town of Luokeng 罗坑 in Xinhui, with 60 graves of overseas Chinese. An investigative team from the Xinhui Museum, acted on a phone tip, made the discovery on Oct. 12, 2013.
Bones were returned from overseas, from countries unknown, and because the deceased came from unknown origin in China the bones were buried in this location in 1925 using funds from charity groups. After recording the information on individual tombstones, the investigative team will attempt to uncover the origins of the buried individuals, the countries they went to and how their bones were returned.
From 1992 to 2001, 4 other burial grounds for overseas Chinese were found in Xinhui. They range in sizes from 200 grave sites to 1500 grave sites. The returned bones were mostly buried in the late 1800s.
In addition, there were originally 2 other burial grounds in Xinhui for overseas Chinese. One with about 800 grave sites was destroyed in the late 1950s. The other, with 400-500 grave sites, was destroyed during construction in the 1980s.