The cemetery refers to the place where the body of the deceased is placed and the place for its memory and sacrifice. It is not only a historical site to restore history and inherit culture, but also a place for people to remember and commemorate the deceased relatives and friends. This paper discusses the characteristics and uses of cemeteries.

First, the characteristics of the cemetery

1. Reasonable space allocation and layout. Cemetery is a kind of special landscape architecture, and its spatial characteristics mainly focus on the display of religion, culture, art, architecture, landscape and other aspects. Therefore, the space distribution and layout of the cemetery is very important.

For example, the collective cemetery system implemented in modern cemeteries, after early planning and design, saves a lot of land, turns the huge cemetery into a miniature garden landscape for the families of the deceased to visit the tomb and worship, and also creates a new beautification landscape for the cemetery.

2. High historical, cultural and artistic value. The cemetery is the crystallization of culture and art, which contains very rich historical and cultural connotation. For example, Chinese cemeteries integrate traditional cultural and artistic elements into their design, giving people a dazzling sense and allowing people to better understand the essence of traditional culture.

3. Management norms. The location of the cemetery is selected by the owner of the tomb, and the cemetery is usually concentrated in the suburbs. As a place for people to sweep tombs and worship, the cemetery needs very strict management, and the cemetery personnel need to manage, maintain and protect the cemetery. Therefore, good management system and norms are very important.

Second, the use of the cemetery

1. Traditional memorial. In many countries, cemeteries are still a place where people remember loved ones who died when they died. Family members came to visit the graves, worship ancestors, and remember the deceased loved ones. At the same time, it is also the way that people gradually accept and adapt to the departure of relatives and friends through worship and remote thinking.

2. Inheritance of history and culture. The cemetery is the crystallization of culture and art, shaping the image of a person, a family, a nation or an era. The architectural style and landscape design of the cemetery have rich artistic and cultural connotations, showing the history and cultural inheritance of a country or region.

3. Ecological greening function. The cemetery plays an irreplaceable role in the greening of the city, and also creates a green ecological space, reduces the air noise pollution, can alleviate the landscape pressure of the city, and achieve the win-win goal of development and protection.