When people died in the Han and Manchu ethnic groups, it is important to bury them with coffins first and then with earth. It is considered that this form of funeral combining wood and soil is a courtesy and the best destination for the dead.
Therefore, most of the residents who live in Beijing have their own land, which is inherited by their ancestors. These lands are usually in the suburbs, and the number varies from thousands of acres to several acres. It is marked by stone boundary pillars engraved with × curtilage.
pine and cypress trees are planted in the field, and some of them are built into earth mountains to strengthen the geomantic omen. Once someone dies at home, they are buried in their own graves according to their seniority. If you have a title, you will build a treasure top if you are powerful enough; Ordinary people pile up graves for future generations to mourn.
There was a funeral in the master's house, that is, the grave-watching organization made a hole by manpower. Its acupoints are very particular. The graves of Han people are mostly horizontal, with the ancestors in the middle and the descendants extending horizontally on both sides.
however, the tombs of Manchu people are usually three-point lianzhu and five-point lianzhu, with ancestral graves in the middle and a few buried on each side, forming a figure of eight, which is called a wild goose with wings. When the new funeral is buried again, it will be buried at the tail of the wing.
Every grave is buried together by husband and wife (if there is a second wife, it is also buried inside). Generally speaking, the male holds the edge of Mingtang while the female holds it (the left acupoint of a grave point is Mingtang; The right acupoint is the edge; The second string is buried on the right). In short, the location of the pit depends on the status of the deceased in the family.
after death, digging a hole is called breaking ground, and it is necessary to follow the auspicious day of the ecliptic given by the Kanyu family (Mr. Yin and Yang). But this must be considered with sufficient time. Generally, it is a sudden accumulation, and it is impossible to care about the good or bad luck of time.
as for the depth of the pit, it is determined according to the specifications of Chinese timber and full timber. The depth of Han people's digging holes is five feet, seven feet and nine feet. (Manchu people use six feet and nine feet)
When digging a pit, keep the shovel soil well, and when burying and covering the soil, the eldest son will raise the shovel soil and scatter it in the pit.
if the prince dies, it's not a pit-digging project, but a stone cave, a stone gate, a stone bed and a treasure well, which is called garden sleeping, which is almost the same as the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum.
Due to the huge project, generally speaking, when coffins arrive at the cemetery, they stop in the Yang House on the ground for a while, and then they are buried after the garden is completed. Especially before Fujin died in the Prince, he had to wait until the Prince Garden was repaired before being buried together.
Burying is the last link of the funeral, and it is the last moment for the deceased to enjoy mourning and glory. Not to mention princes, county kings and other nobles, even ordinary officials and ordinary people are extremely serious.