Research On The Tombs Of The Eastern Han In Guangxi

Tombs of Eastern Han are mainly distributed in northeast and south Guangxi, few or none is discovered in other areas. Eastern Han Dynasty Tombs in this period can be divided into six types:Earth-pit, Wooden-chamber, Brick-frame, Masonry-frame, Brick, Stone graves. There are several features of the development of Eastern Han Tombs in Guangxi:Firstly, in terms of the form of gave, the structure and shape of tombs are single and simple. Secondly, in terms of the funeral customs, the waist pits and second-tier platforms which were popular in the Warring States Period can still rarely be seen in Guangxi. Thirdly, the worship space and burial space in the Eastern Han tomb were consciously separated, which indicating that during Eastern Han the tomb sacrificing vice has already come into fashion. Fourthly, potteries make up a very big proportion of the funerary objects of the Eastern Han Dynasty tombs of Guangxi, bronze artifacts make up a smaller proportion and iron wares, talc artifacts and porcelain are occasionally discovered. Fifthly, as for copper ceramic funerary objects groups, life appliance group takes the lead, while burials with ritual pottery vessels imitating those of bronze counterparts and funeral models group are seldom found.The Eastern Han tombs in different areas of Guangxi vary in the form of grave and funerary objects. Earth-pit、Wooden-chamber and Stone graves are mainly distributed in northeast Guangxi, and Brick graves are mostly discovered in south Guangxi. The funerary objects groups of tombs in various areas are also quite different from each other. In the south, the funerary objects groups consist of ritual pottery vessels imitating those of bronze counterparts and funeral models. In relative terms, in other regions life appliances constitute the majority of the funerary objects groups. This reflects the varying degrees of economy in different areas of Guangxi.In addition, from the form of gave、funerary objects and copper ceramic funerary objects groups set out. For comparison The Eastern Han Tombs with Guangxi、 Luoyang、Changsha、Guangzhou, we can found that due to accept culture in the central plain degree of different, they are different in every respect. At the same time, as with for the product of the period, each region of The Eastern Han Tombs also have in common.