Restudy The Funerary Utensils Of Northern Wei Dynasty

In the capital of Pingcheng of Northern Wei dynasty, including room shaped stone sarcophagus and stone bed two categories which were unearthed in the burial, this paper statistics the room shaped stone sarcophagus 4 Parts, and the stone bed 13 Parts.the emergence of a large number of These funerary utensils In the capital of Pingcheng of Northern Wei is a special cultural phenomenon, The ethnic minority of Tuoba Xianbei capitaled in Pingcheng, they conquered other countries and established a strong Dynasty which unified the northern half of china, At the same time, Agglomerated a large concentration of the manpower, financial resources to the capital Pingcheng, These funerary utensils not only inherited the cultural factors of Han and Wei dynasties, but also reflects the Tuoba Xianbei ethnic culture and customs.Based on the detailed analysis of these stone carving, carving burial shape design and function, This paper studied the historical background they appeared and cultural origin, the relationship between Yungang Grottoes and the use of these funerary utensils. Thus concluded that a large number of These funerary utensils there is a continuation of the traditional burial custom in Han Dynasty, the Tendency of home of the funeral customs continue to move forward, people imitated living environment to decorate the tombs, The appearance of room shaped stone sarcophagus and stone bed which was very similar to the real-life "couch", was impacted by this factor to a large extent. In addition, Under the influence of Tuoba Xianbei original customs, people chose to use stone carving of the burial, in order to achieve the purpose of the eternal. The published data, the user of these funerary utensils were Han and Xianbei people who lived in this area. In addition, the architecture form and structure of funerary utensils were very similar to the carving in Yungang Grottoes, they all reflect the architecture characteristics of Pingcheng.This article focus on studying the historical causes of the cultural phenomenon, Cultural factors of stone funerary utensils, and their influence after the Northern Dynasties burial customs.