Some people in ancient China chose to be buried by hanging. Where did this burial method come from?

Hang burial generally refers to the hanging coffin burial in ancient China. It is one of the burial styles of ethnic minorities. It mostly appears in the south, such as Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Sichuan. A kind of burial method among burials and cliffs. That is, after a person dies, the body is placed in a coffin, and the wooden coffin is placed on a wooden board inserted into the cliff, or placed directly in a dug or natural cliff hole or cliff crevice, or just More simply, they are half-hanging on the cliff, and some are placed on the rocks protruding from the cliff.

However, this burial method is very dangerous, because the coffins are placed in high-risk steep places, with high mountains and nowhere to climb. It is difficult to imagine ancient times when technology, transportation, productivity and other aspects were extremely backward. How people managed to put the coffin on top is still a mystery, just like how the ancient Egyptian pyramids were built.

Although there are many modern sayings, such as the rappelling method (dropping down from the top of the cliff), the plank road method (building a plank road on the edge of the cliff and then transporting it over), the scaffolding method, etc., these methods are all There are many loopholes and it is not credible. There is still no good explanation in the academic world. This is also a great crystallization of ancient human wisdom.

There are also certain distinctions between high and low in hanging burials. The higher the hanging position, the more noble the deceased is and the more people respect him. There are related records of hanging burial customs as early as in the history books of the Three Kingdoms. According to the hanging burial objects and coffin board tests, the earliest ones probably appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Every custom has its own traditional explanation, and hanging burial is no exception. The folk saying is that if you want future generations to live better, the deceased should be buried at a high place. This is not only for Respect for the deceased also expresses reverence for the soul, which is sacred and inviolable and can bless future generations with prosperity.