Chinese authorities have banned entombing cremated remains in empty apartments, a practice that had gained popularity as mourners took advantage of the subdued housing market to dodge rising funeral costs.
"Bone-ash apartments" are units in often barely occupied residential complexes used by some families as resting places for their loved ones' remains.
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