Yen Xa Cemetery in Thanh Tri District is located by two apartment buildings.
Cot Village in Yen Hoa Ward is home to two cemeteries that are next to houses.
Tombs are even next to the windows of some families.
Hoa Bang Cemetery in Yen Hoa lies among high-rise buildings.
Households take advantage of the space around tombs to serve their daily life activities.
Nguyen Thi Thoan in O Cho Dua Ward, Dong Da District, said that he has had to buy a land plot in Cau Giay District to use as a tomb for her relative as the cemetery near her house has been full. According to Thoan, the cost to have a tomb in Hanoi’s suburbs is also quite high.
A residential area in Cau Giay District is located next to tombs. Nguyen Thi Hanh, a local person, said that three generations in her family have been living there.
Nam and Tien, two motorbike drivers, rent a 20-square metre room near tombs with a cheap price to live.
Several families in Cot Village have been living near tombs for dozens of years.
