5,439 martyrs’ cemeteries across the country have completed registration and issuance of certificates, achieving full coverage

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 30 (Reporter Wang Libin) September 30 is the Martyrs’ Day established by the country. The Ministry of Natural Resources announced that 5,439 martyrs’ cemeteries across the country have completed the registration and issuance of certificates, achieving the goal of “parks with certificates, clear ownership, and clear four-pointers.”

Starting from 2025, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs will organize and carry out special work on the real estate registration of the Martyrs Cemetery. After more than a year of hard work, 5,439 martyrs’ cemeteries across the country (including martyrs’ centralized burial areas and martyrs’ ashes halls) have been registered and issued certificates, building a legal protection barrier for the property rights of the martyrs’ resting places.

The special work has achieved full coverage of the rights confirmation and registration of the martyrs’ cemetery, adding a “golden bell” to the protection of the martyrs’ cemetery. All localities strictly implement national unified registration standards, and note in the appendix column of the real estate certificate that "the real estate is a martyrs' cemetery and may not be changed in use without authorization, and may not be mortgaged or sold." This strengthens use control and permanent protection, and lays a solid foundation for legal protection and property rights for the long-term protection of martyrs' cemeteries.

In the next step, the natural resources department will continue to register the real estate of the newly built Martyrs Cemetery, and provide daily registration services for those that have been renovated and expanded in accordance with laws and regulations after the initial registration; registration will not be carried out for violations such as mortgage financing and sales, and the public welfare attribute of the Martyrs Cemetery will remain unchanged. The Department of Veterans Affairs has given full play to the role of the joint coordination mechanism for the protection of martyrs, and jointly with the procuratorate and other departments has continued to correct and severely crack down on illegal occupation of martyrs’ cemeteries and use of martyrs’ cemeteries for commercial activities and other illegal activities. (over)