Earth burial originated in primitive society, and this custom existed at that time, such as Banpo civilization, and later Xia and Yin dynasties all adopted it. Burial burial of the Han nationality has a history of thousands of years. In ancient times, it was emphasized to be buried in peace. Because "Zhou Li" stipulates that "all beings will die, and death will return to the earth", a thick burial is filial piety.
As a custom of earth burial, the first burial method is practiced in most areas, but the second burial method or multiple reburial method is also practiced in some areas and ethnic groups. There are also differences in the forms and characteristics of burial in different nationalities and different historical periods in China.
The Shang Dynasty in China was the peak period of heavy burial, and the sacrificial objects were extravagant. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the size of tombs, the number of coffin layers, the types of funerary objects and many provinces were all stipulated according to the ritual system. In the middle and late Warring States period, the mausoleum system centered on the monarch came into being, and the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang began to be built immediately after he acceded to the throne, with a huge scale. In the Han Dynasty, the saying that Sheng Xing chose the cemetery of geomantic omen was basically abolished, while pottery and lacquerware were the main ones. To the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it gradually evolved into a thin burial. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, there has been a custom of sealing civil graves on tombs, which was widely practiced after the Han Dynasty. The main forms of burial are: vertical cave tomb, stone tomb, urn coffin burial, sarcophagus burial, masonry tomb, cave tomb, wooden coffin burial, etc. The form of joint burial of husband and wife began in the pre-Qin period, and has been popular in modern times since the Han Dynasty. "Poem Feng Wang Cart": "The valley is a different room, and the death is the same point." "Book of Rites on the Tan Bow": "Those who are buried also hide. If you hide, you will see what you want from others. " "Confucius has been buried together (parents) to prevent. Say,' I know everything.' So I sealed it and worshipped it for four feet. "