Author: Yan Hong of Yan 'an University, member of the Youth Association of Jiwonu Society
In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's funeral was called a "ferocious ceremony", which was as important as enthronement, wedding and birthday. It is handled by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it costs countless money. Since the emperor shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the tombs of emperors and empresses have been located in Dongling (Zunhua, Hebei) and Xiling (Yixian, Hebei). Emperors usually choose a good place of geomantic omen before their death as the address of the mausoleum for burial after death.
After the death of the Emperor of the Qing Tombs in Zunhua, Hebei Province,
he should choose auspicious days for his funeral, and the body should be covered with the Tatra Sutra. The Tatra Sutra is paid tribute by the living Buddha in Tibet, and is generally made of Bailingzi. The Sanskrit Sutra printed with bronzing is yellow satin woven with gold and five-color Sanskrit, and each one has a living Buddha chanting and holding a spell.
The emperor's coffin, also known as Zigong, is made of golden nanmu made in Yunnan, which is extremely exquisite in production and luxurious in decoration. After the coffin is made, it should be painted with 7749 coats of paint inside and outside.
after Guangxu's funeral
after the funeral, the coffin was parked in Ganqing Palace, with Dan Jing outside the palace door, and the emperor's Dan Jing was woven gold and Kowloon Qi. The death of the emperor is a national mourning, and it is necessary to issue a letter to the world. The new emperor lived in Lu Shouzhi, and after a hundred days, the royal gate listened to politics. The new emperor ordered his ministers to draw up posthumous title and the temple number. After the emperor's death, the courtiers mourned for 27 days. Within 27 days, the emperor could not give instructions to the courtiers with a brush, but used a blue pen, which was called "blue batch". The written language of the yamen of all ministries and hospitals should also be printed in blue. During the mourning period, the temples and temples must ring the bell for 3 thousand times. The imperial court will hold a ceremony to issue testamentary edicts in front of Tiananmen Square. Chanting and condolence activities also continued throughout the mourning period. From the day of the emperor's death, civil and military officials and all the people were forbidden to have fun for 1 days, slaughter for 49 days and marriage for one month.
The coffin was parked in Ganqing Palace for 27 days, and then moved to the funeral palace for temporary release, waiting for burial. The coffin's stay in the funeral palace is indefinite, mainly depending on the completion time of the mausoleum, ranging from several months to several years. Before the funeral of the emperor's coffin, the porter had to be called in, and the porter had to perform in Deshengmen for 1 days according to the scale and requirements of the official funeral. The barmen first carried a piece of wood with the same weight as the coffin, and put a bowl of water on it until the water in the bowl could not be spilled. At the same time, migrant workers will be sent to work day and night to repair the imperial road to the mausoleum.
At the funeral of Emperor Guangxu, honor guards and ordinary people filled the streets.
The funeral was the most solemn ceremony. On this day, the priceless "Dafa boat" will be burned first, and the coffin will be carried out of Donghuamen with a small bar (72 people). At the front of the funeral procession is a 64-person banner-carrying team, holding high the flag and umbrella of the people. Then there was a guard of honor of 1628 people, each holding different weapons, banners and various paper sticks. Behind the ceremonial ceremony is a coffin, which is covered with a dome-shaped coffin cover and surrounded by embroidered dragon curtains, which is called "auspicious sedan chair". The porter who carried the coffin was divided into 6 classes, with 128 people in each class. In addition, there were four people in each class as backup. Behind the coffin is the armed escort of the Tenth Column, and at the end is the funeral procession of civil and military officials, royalty and imperial clan.
There are also a large number of monks, Taoist priests, nuns, Taoist nuns and lamas in the funeral procession. They are wearing vestments and holding instruments, playing and chanting along the way. Along the way, there is also a group of people who specialize in scattering paper money. After the procession, the paper money on the ground is like a heavy snow. From Beijing to the cemetery, there are hundreds of miles along the way, and at each distance, a reed temple will be built for the mourners and the funeral procession to rest.
After the tomb was closed, a ceremony was held at the Long 'en Hall. The theme is to write a memorial tablet, which is inscribed by two university students after kneeling and knocking three times. Then, the written tablet is placed on the seat, and the incense is offered. After the ceremony, the tablet was escorted back to Beijing by the emperor and ministers and placed in the ancestral temple on the east side of the Forbidden City. At this point, this funeral activity came to an end.
I wrote down my dream a long time ago,
I have written you in; A long time ago,
I gave a speech about my dream in front of many people.
At that time, you were in it. My dream was our struggle together.
Our love grew with it.