China funeral parlour accused of disrespect for using stew pots as urns for cremated remains

A man in southern China went viral after making a complaint against a funeral parlour for offering him a stew pot as an urn to hold cremated remains.

The controversy was caused by a funeral home in Deqing county, Guangdong province, reported Jimu News.

The man, surnamed Chen, went there in June to deal with the funeral arrangements for the fetus that died due to an induced labour his wife underwent.

He told the funeral home staff he wanted a smaller urn due to the baby’s size.

“I was in low spirits. I did not bother to pick an urn, but simply took away what they gave me,” Chen was quoted as saying.

He added that the funeral parlour charged him 2,000 yuan (US$280) for the entire service, without imposing additional costs for the urn.