Holding a summer umbrella, an elderly woman grieves at her husband's natural burial site in Incheon Family Park on Wednesday. About 70 percent of the lawn burial sites are occupied, showing this non-traditional form of interment is increasing gradually. Korea Times photo by Kang Aa-young



Natural burials gaining popularity amid criticism about lavish funeral culture



By Kang Aa-young





A tree burial site seen in Incheon Family Park. Tree burial sites there are fully occupied as of July, showing the growing popularity of natural burial. Korea Times photo by Kang Aa-young