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What kind of person can get the national flag to cover the coffin at the funeral after death?
Those who died in the line of duty for national interests or made outstanding contributions to the country before their death may cover the national flag.

According to Article 18 of the National Flag Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the national flag and its design shall not be used as trademarks and advertisements, and shall not be used for private funeral activities. However, China people who have made outstanding contributions to China (for state funeral) can enjoy this highest honor (planting the national flag when they die).

Examples of flag coffins:

June, 2065438 1 day, China's peacekeeping force in Mali was attacked by terrorists and died at the age of 29.

On the afternoon of June 9, 20 16, after more than 20 hours of long-distance flight, the body of the peacekeeping martyr Shen was transported back to China from Mali. As the plane landed and taxied, the soothing "Missing Song" sounded, and Shen Lingyu, who was covered with the national flag, was slowly carried off the military plane by eight ceremonial soldiers.

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An example of an outstanding person building a coffin with a flag;

In 2004, China engineers and technicians Zhou, Hao Guangchuan were killed in a car explosion in Pakistan. After their coffin arrived in Tianjin, it was covered with the national flag.

20 14, after the death of Henry fok, vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the coffin was covered with the national flag. Later, when the coffin was moved to Chai Wan Buddhist Cemetery for burial, a simple flag-raising ceremony was held.

20 15 After the bodies of three employees of China Railway Construction who were killed in the terrorist attack in Mali arrived at the Capital Airport, the staff covered the national flag for the coffin at a brief ceremony, and colleagues and relatives presented flowers to the coffin. ?

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