Funeral Customs in Sunwu Tombs in Eastern Zhejiang
Eastern Zhejiang was the core area of Sunwu's Kuaiji County,and the central region of the ancient Yue people.The Sunwu tombs discovered within this area inherited both the culture of the Eastern Han and the culture of ancient Yue from the Eastern Zhou,while also exhibiting new characteristics arising from the new socio-economic context,thus presenting a multi-faceted view of funeral concepts and practic-es.The Wu people in Eastern Zhejiang attached great importance to the selection of burial sites and the con-struction of tombs,maintaining a hierarchical order of tombs and demonstrating a strong awareness of wealth accumulation and property protection.Celadon wares were widely used as burial objects,and celadon every-day items reflected a strong Yue cultural tradition.Regarding the afterlife,two beliefs dominated people's thoughts:one follows the traditional Han belief in ascension to immortality,relying on divine animal mirrors and portrait mirrors;the other follows the increasing influence of Buddhism in Sunwu,proposing a reincarna-tion scheme,relying on granary jars.
Eastern ZhejiangSunwuburial gradeceladon burial objectsbricks with money patternsgranary jars
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