document: China launches national survey on '' `` red resources '' '' to better protect martyr memorial facilities NANJING , March 31 -LRB- Xinhua -RRB- - China has launched a survey on its martyr memorial facilities nationwide , aiming to offer information for enhanced protection on these precious '' `` red resources , '' '' officials with the country 's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday . Vice Minister of Civil Affairs Sun Shaocheng said at a national meeting that the survey , expected to conclude in June this year , will focus on the scattered martyr memorial sites that have been inadequately attended to for years . '' `` The move aims to build the graveyards and memorial facilities into important venues for commemorating and paying tribute to martyrs as well as bases of revolutionary and patriotic education , '' '' Sun said . China has more than one million independent graves of martyrs and 7,000 scattered memorial facilities , the ministry 's figures show . The government will allocate more manpower and funds for the protection and reconstruction of martyr memorial facilities , he said . Vice Minister of Finance Wang Jun said at the same meeting that the central government will provide a lump-sum subsidy for the project to rescue and preserve scattered martyr memorial facilities . Addressing Thursday 's meeting , Civil Affairs Minister Li Liguo urged government workers to work out scientific manpower and funding plans to ensure the success of the protection or reconstruction work . Relevant agencies should also set up an effective supervision system to ensure the project 's quality can '' `` stand the test of time , '' '' Li said . The government has greatly increased subsidies for families of martyrs in the past decades . In 1979 , the central government 's subsidies for the families of martyrs were 72 yuan a year for each household in rural areas and 120 yuan in urban areas . The subsidies have hiked to 5,240 yuan and 8,730 yuan , according to figures from the ministry . -LRB- One U.S. Dollar equals 6.6 yuan on Thursday . -RRB- Enditem
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