Ancient Chinese funeral customs

Author: Zhou Suping
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Funeral customs, which have emerged, evolved, and accumulated over the long history of the Chinese nation, are manifested in complex and diverse ritual forms and possess rich and profound historical and cultural connotations. The various funeral activities centered around the deceased directly or indirectly reflect many aspects of the real society, being closely and intimately linked with people's religious beliefs, ethical concepts, national consciousness, ways of life, and even social structures. The author deeply feels that it is not an easy task to present the vast funeral culture of ancient China in a comprehensive and accurate manner. This small book only provides a rough outline of the main content of ancient funeral customs.