Chinese Cemetery

Human jawbones scattered everywhere. WTF.
Today we went to bury my grandmother… Not only were human bones scattered all throughout the ground floors, but when it came time to lower my grandmother into the floor, we realized they had dug up the WRONG gravesite! They had dug up my very alive and well grandfather’s spot. So so bad.
Come on, these people have one job-​to be groundskeepers. To make matters worse, the entire funeral party had to wait and watch while they redug the correct spot and buried the other. So upsetting!!!

Chinese Cemetery is also known as Luk Shan, Look San and Lok San. If u do not already have a plot here when u read this review read Angela T’s review below. Excellent description of what u will go thru even when u are a native Chinese Cantonese speaker. There is no office at the cemetery so I had to drive around looking for the burial crew and burial site. John Rodriquez, the crew foreman was very helpful thru out the rest of the morning. We did not have enough people to move the casket to the burial site so he and one of his crew members pitched in. There was no place to sit but fortunately I had two carpets and 4 folding chairs in my car. We had no minister so a member of the family had to fill in. Bottom line, this is a no frills cemetery so if you need something, plan on bringing it. On the plus side, the cost was less than half of other cemeteries.

FYI. The office of the Cemetery is at 34 Jason Court in San Francisco. There is no office at the Cemetery. It’s inside a tiny alley way. Their offices only opens from 1pm — 4:30pm in the afternoon on weekdays. The men at the office were helpful, but not very detail. My sister in law just passed away last week and we were running up and down Chinatown just to get the correct forms to buy a plot from them. They will give you some information, but missing certain parts. Then when you come back to their office, they will tell you again, you’re missing something else. We went to their offices 3 times just to get everything final But nonetheless we bought a plot from them according to my sister in law’s wish.
They do not take cash nor credit cards. They will only take a check.

It’s been said many times before… it’s old and the Chinese flock here twice a year to celebrate and honor those you have passed and are buried here. The parking is crazy but the attendants that are here on those holidays try to be as helpful as possible. It can be a culture shock for people seeing literal hundreds of Chinese people burning incense, making offerings and appearing to have a picnic in a cemetery. It’s a way to honor your ancestors and see some old family. Pay your respects people.

This cemetery is best described as Creepy! (as it has that run down look to it) My great grandma is buried here and I try to come out to visit her at least once a year when I head to Northern California. I never liked the way this cemetery looked (especially compared to other cemeteries that have regular maintained healthy looking lawn and a more welcoming feel to it) and always just make me a little freaked out (bet Halloween dares here would one heck of a night).
Anyways, the roads in this cemetery is quite narrow and really can be a problem when you have 2 cars heading towards each other (it’s like playing chicken…) and only 1 car can pass at a time. Unfortunately, my great grandma is buried on a hill and so our trek (on foot) from the bottom can be a bit of a dangerous challenge walking up to her (definitely not good for elderly to walk up the hill, really wished they had stairs and hand rails instead of all just dirt and slippery rocks). The hill she is buried on is pretty much all just dirt and dead grass.
The people who own this cemetery owns another one out in Colma (
…) which is smaller than this place, but actually has a better well kept maintenance of the grass. It is also nice that all of the land is flat so no one has to risk breaking their neck to visit their loved one (my grandparents are now buried at this other cemetery).

Dry lawns. Rude parking attendant. Hella Chinese people. Conveniently located near Target and McDonalds.

chinese cemetery is located in the general area of hickey blvd & junipero serra blvd. it’s a generic name for many differerent groups who use this mountain for burials. my grandparents has been here for decades.
the feng shui here is perfect, though it gets windy and chilly in the late afternoons.
twice a year, family members bring offerings, flowers, and «hell» money for their ancestors to spent. i’ve been remiss in not coming for a while but began visiting them a few years ago. grandpa, you know i have been very busy.
when i arrived a few years ago, you led me directly to your gravesite and i hadn’t been there in decades. this time i wandered around for at least an hour without direction looking in the general area where your grave used to be located (near the faucet).
to my surprise, my grandparents have moved. i only had one drink so my vision couldn’t have been affected. seems the rest of the family doesn’t want me to contact grandpa anymore (i was his favorite). i later asked my mom and she said basically «i know NOTHING! NOTHING!» gonna ask uncle next.
so grandpa, i know you can’t read english and i don’t know if where you are has internet of not. anyways, give me a sign where you’re at and let’s met up.
–kawah (my chinese name)