Reasons for the prevalence of tomb murals in Han Dynasty

The popularity of murals in Han tombs is mainly due to the rulers' advocacy of filial piety and thick burial, which leads to the idea that "things die like things live". Especially in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was the only way for people to embark on official career. Therefore, the so-called "honoring mourning as a sign of filial piety, and rewarding customers with names" is everywhere, and the wind of reburial is getting worse. Many people go to great lengths to build graves for their parents or themselves, and draw a large number of life and historical miracle images showing their power, dignity and wealth before their death on the walls of underground tombs that simulate strangers' residences, so as to gain the reputation of "filial piety" and help them become officials. This is the social root of the prevalence of murals in Han tombs.