Stories from Yongchang · China

Villagers in Yongchang County report that a cemetery project in Jingtai Town has occupied collective farmland and forest land. The project has received three administrative penalties totaling approximately 170,000 yuan for illegal use of forest land and unauthorized land occupation. An administrative penalty issued on August 12, 2025, confirmed the park occupied land in the northernmost part of the forest area to build cemeteries without obtaining necessary land use approval procedures. Changjiang Ecological Workers illegally occupied land in the northernmost part of the Linyuan District to construct a cemetery. Authorities in Yidong County are imposing administrative penalties for illegal construction on farmland. Authorities in Yidong County issued fines totaling over 24,000 yuan for a facility and exhibition hall exceeding 100 square meters built without permits.