Can You Recycle Headstones?

The tablet contains the names of ancestors, birth and death, and the information of descendants. Out of respect, it is better not to throw it away. It shall be properly disposed of. The usual practice is to put the old tablet on both sides of the grave and cover it with earth on the spot, or put the old tablet in the grave.  

A tablet in front or behind a Headstones bearing the name, history, etc of the deceased. A memorial carrier made by humans to the burial place of the deceased, usually made of stone material, but also made of wood, metal and other materials. In ancient China, "Granite Headstones Designs instead of graves" were only buried underground, without marks on the surface. Gradually, there were graves with earth on the ground, and then there were tombstones.  

From a traditional point of view, the old monuments should be destroyed. The tombstone is equivalent to a door plate for an old person. When a new door plate is changed, the old one becomes invalid!  

Tombstone:  

In ancient China, "tombs instead of graves" were only buried underground, without marks on the surface. Gradually, there were graves with earth on the ground, and then there were tombstones.  

After death, if you want to set up a tomb, most of them have tombstone. Tombstone inscription generally engraved with the deceased's name, birthplace, achievements, the date of death and the name of the monument and the relationship with the deceased. Inscriptions should be written with respect and affection for the dead. In the twenty-two years of the republic of China "Henan Tongzhi · Sui County interview · Yuan Ke li Tombstone" : "Yuan Shangshu can be set tombstone, in (Sui Zhou) city south four li Xu, Liu Dian village east li Xu. The monument eight feet high, dumplings chi, the next Pras, high about zhang Yu, still called the system.