What is a tomb tiger?

This is a beast that shakes the grave.

Tomb beast: In ancient China, the funeral was influenced not only by the concept of soul and landscape, but also by witchcraft, that is, to seek good fortune by some means to avoid the specific expression of fierceness, such as placing town tombs and carving auspicious patterns. Because I am afraid of spirits, I have a move to avoid fishy smell. There is a saying that the "tomb tiger" becomes a tomb tiger when the deceased is stolen, and comes out to make trouble and eat people at night.

Therefore, in the case of sudden death, an antimony plow should be placed on the coffin after burial to avoid disasters and ward off evil spirits. , from archaeological excavations; This witchcraft has a long history. Burial orders in Shang and Zhou dynasties, jade articles buried with them, some of which are wizards' artifacts and protected by jade articles; The function of body and ghost to ward off evil spirits; Slaves in the slave age; Pigs and dogs stabbed to death by military forces in Qin and Han dynasties were originally intended to protect their owners. . Burial seal is also popular in Central Plains and Guanzhong area, such as "God of Heaven".

Taoist legend Huang Yue is the emissary of the Heaven Emperor to supervise the officials of the underworld, and the seal buried with him is to prevent the harassment of officials and wild ghosts. Witchcraft has two sides. Besides avoiding evil spirits, they also pursue good fortune, such as burying Kirin, lion, dragon horse, phoenix, bird-repeller, dragon, white tiger, suzaku and Xuanwu in the tomb.

There are also sculptures on the pavilions of Fairy Mountain, group portraits of Jade Jade Jade and Qiongtai, and patterns of lotus flowers, all in order to create an atmosphere of paradise and Pengshan in Yaochi. In order for the deceased to ride a bend against the wind, ride a crane to heaven, or benefit future generations. In Tang Gaozong, the recitation of warriors was basically replaced by the king figurines with little kids, and there were tomb beasts with horns, shoulders, wings and hideous faces, as well as snakes and beasts.