The Study Of Funerary Objects In Eastern Royal Tombs Of The Qing Dynasty

The funerary objects in the mausoleum of Qing Dynasty are regarded as an important component of the royal tomb. In this sense, the funerary objects itself and its associated social connotation should be the most visible material for investigation which focus on the system of royal funeral. This article will try to explore the funeray objects' time characteristics through the discussion of the underground palace's structure, the excavation situations and the funrary objects' s types and sources with the funerary objects be the subject. The basis will be the internal credentials of the Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, archives of the palaces ever, related archaeological reports and descendant publications.Firstly, in order to a better analysis and discussion of Eastern Qing Tombs' funerary objects, the structure of the four underground palaces in the Eastern Qing Tombs will be introduced in the 2nd chapter of the article, for the feudal hierarchy order reflected by the structure must be the necessary basis while the funerary objects' followed study.Then, the article will reorganize these funerary objects' different class' amount and structure with their excavation situations as the main content. According to the different materials, with four underground palace as the basic unit, the funerary objects will be divided into metal, jade, silk etc.Finally, the article will make some discussion on issues related to the Eastern Qing Tombs' funerary objects, including the classification of funerary objects which based on the position, origins, social contents, the changes influenced by the the system of funeral and the time characteristics reflected by these funerary objects in the royal tombs of the Qing Dynasty.The funerary objects of the Eastern Qing Tombs should be not only the concretization of the feudal hierarchy, the royal funeral culture and emperors' ideology, but a indirect approach for the study of national culture's fusion and development. In this sense, the issue is necessary and practical for the study in relation to system of the royal tombs in Ancient China.