During the Qin and Han dynasties, the ancients followed the principle of "death is like life, and death is like existence". What does this mean? What a person enjoyed before his death should also enjoy the same treatment after his death.
The most comprehensive in this respect is Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang was the emperor who unified the world. He commanded thousands of troops before he died. Because he wanted to unify thousands of troops after his death, he built the Terracotta Warriors so that he could continue to rule the world after his death.
At present, experts can find many precious cultural relics of the Han Dynasty, such as coins, seals and jewels. In all kinds of ancient tombs unearthed in the Han Dynasty, the tomb owner can also enjoy the treatment before his death.
Among the ancient tombs unearthed in the Han Dynasty, Liu He's tomb, the tomb of the sea faint Hou, is the most precious. He loved money and lived in luxury before his death, so he buried a lot of copper coins after his death.
There are many treasures in General Cemetery, the emperor of Han Dynasty, which is also the reason why Cao Cao made his fortune by robbing tombs. Finding a grave means finding a treasure. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the funeral customs changed, and so did the things people buried and sacrificed. In the Han Dynasty, a large number of funerary objects were buried in the graves of emperors and generals. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, funerary objects gradually decreased and paper bundles gradually increased. It used to be real gold and silver jewelry, and paper gold and silver jewelry began to appear in the Northern Song Dynasty, which became an essential thing in funeral customs.
The change of burial custom also shows that people's thoughts are changing. The Han dynasty paid attention to filial piety, and the more things buried, the more filial piety. By the Song Dynasty, people had a new understanding of life and soul, instead of being so materialistic, they paid attention to spiritual civilization. With the popularization and maturity of papermaking at that time, paper binding became the mainstream.
To this day, paper sticks are still the main supplies for sacrifice. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, there were cultural differences between Manchu and Han, which added some new elements to the traditional funeral customs of Han nationality. ? Manchu people believe in Shamanism and have a new view on the cycle of life and death. When they buried the dead, there were other things besides some funerary objects-sugar cane.
Experts excavated a tomb of Qing women in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Experts found many funerary objects in the tomb, but one was very special. That's a blackened sugarcane.
Sugarcane is not a precious thing, why should it be buried in the grave? Experts call this kind of sugarcane a "dog stick", which has only one function-driving away children. Manchu people in the Qing Dynasty believed that people would meet "imps" on the way to the underworld after death, and the dead were driven away with sugar cane.
Chinese civilization is extensive and profound, and every place has its own different burial customs. What are the funeral customs in your hometown?