Zhu suggested more policies be made to encourage the "green burial" concept.

Vice Minister of Civil Affairs Dou Yupei said more regions in China had cremation instead of inhumation, and more people preferred cremation which saved land and wood resources.

"More members of the public are willing to remove undesirable funeral customs and transform some traditions," Dou said.

He said efforts would be made to reduce the financial burden of people in preparing funerals and promote more ecological ways of interment.