A Study On The Folk Custom Of "Shouyi" In Yulin Of Northern

Grave cloth is an important part in funeral culture, but nobody studied it systematically. The essay is about the grave cloth in the area of YuLin which is in the north of Shaan’xi.It contains the color, numbers, style and connotation.In the essay, it studies about the complex thoughts of ancestor worship, Reproductive worship, Red worship, Animism which behind in the grave cloth. With the study of surveying and checking literature,i understand more on the culture of grave cloth.As I known,it’s a blank part to study about grave cloth deeply and systematically in our country.Most studies of funeral culture,in which there is no enough details about grave cloth. I hope that the essay can be meaningful in our funeral culture and helpful for others to study the culture of grave cloth.