With the funeral reform, the size and height of tombstones are strictly limited, and the miniaturization of cemetery tombstones has become a trend. Because people cannot pursue the luxury of the size and shape of tombstones, they pay more attention to the artistic and cultural connotation of tombstones.

What should we pay attention to in the development process of cemetery tombstone miniaturization?

1. The style and design of tombstones should conform to the landscape environment of the cemetery

It is well known that the construction of modern cemeteries and cemeteries tends towards landscape and horticulture. Not only pay attention to the cemetery and cemetery vegetation afforestation area, but also have aesthetic pursuit of the cemetery road planning and landscape design. Tombstones are still the main body of the cemetery, but not all. How to plan the tombstone area and the surrounding flowers and trees, pavilions and paths against each other is a major problem in cemetery landscape planning. Nowadays, gravestone types tend to be smaller, and more attention can be paid to the stone and carving of the gravestone. In addition to the traditional black and white tombstones such as Shanxi black and white marble, more Indian red, British brown, Aurora and other stones can be used for carving processing, so that the tombstone is carved as a sculpture handicraft, with artistic appreciation value. In this way, the tombstones in the cemetery landscape will not appear monotonous and heavy, but can complement the landscape environment of the cemetery and comfort the mood of the living people who come to sacrifice.

3. Gravestones should be adapted to different burial methods

With the development of funeral reform, in addition to traditional burial methods, there are cremation, tree burial, lawn burial, sea burial and other burial methods. For different burial methods, their memorial gravestones have different styles. Burials and cremations are mainly vertical gravestones. The miniature vertical gravestones are more diverse and full of art. Tree burials and lawn burials are generally horizontal gravestones. You can simply set a flat gravestone in the grass, or add many carved decorations to the gravestone. Sea and river burials are often organized by funeral agencies, where relatives carry the ashes of the deceased into the sea or river. In general, there are not only individual monuments, but also sea burial monuments. A wall burial is when the urn is set into a chamber in the wall and sealed with stone at the mouth of the chamber. The outer surface of the stone will be used as a tombstone with identifying information and inscriptions of the deceased.

3. Small tombstones should pay more attention to the personality of the deceased

In the final analysis, tombstone is a symbolic carrier to commemorate the deceased, and the embodiment of its commemorative significance is its very important value. The sameness of tombstones gradually can not meet the modern aesthetic pursuit. Only in the gravestone carving and modeling into more artistic creation and the deceased's personal preferences, in order to reflect the symbol of the deceased's personality. If the deceased loved literature and traditional culture, traditional elements such as dragon and phoenix, pine and crane can be incorporated into the design of the tombstone, or personalized epitaphs can be inlaid.