Graves in China
The Chinese seem to pay more attention and detail to their graves, at least from what I’ve seen here so far. The graveyards appear to be much prettier and well-tended than their Israeli counterparts, and many graves show signs of recent visits - such as fresh flowers and spotlessly-clean tombstones. Here are a couple of examples:
In addition to the inscription on the front (usually name of the deceased, a catchy phrase and names of the family members left behind) there is often a short text on the back side, describing the lifetime accomplishment of the deceased and bidding him farewell.
In recent years it has become more and more popular in China to erect bigger and more impressive tombstones, so the newer graves are usually prettier:
I know that it’s a bit hard to see it from this picture, but this tombstone is almost as tall as I am.
Despite newer graves getting bigger and bigger, I think it would take some time until they reach the size of this one, which is somewhat older:
This is the tomb of Huang Di, the first Chinese Emperor (almost 5000 years ago), who is supposably buried not far from Xi’an. The tombstone itself is much newer, of course. The picture is actually only a small part of a large and very impressive complex built around it.
Liron
September 11th, 2006 at 10:43 am
I think you underestimate the Israeli graves. Remind to give you a tour when you come here for a visit.
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Nir
September 12th, 2006 at 11:15 am
Oh God. The Israel Grave Robbing Tour, 2007. Come’n, Liron, can’t you think of more.. err.. less… err… you know… gothic? trips?
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Liron
September 13th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Why is going to graveyards abroad considered a legitimate tour, and going to that kind of tour here considered bizare?
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Ori Maoz
September 13th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Because at home there is a good chance that you know the residents….
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Vera
September 12th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
Well done for the choice of the subject. It shows again that there’s something in astrology after all. Take some toilets photos too
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Vera
September 12th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Thinking og the birthrate limitations, are there any limitations on graveyards and the graves that you know of?
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Ori Maoz
September 13th, 2006 at 11:19 am
Yes. It is now illegal in China for a person to die more than once.
And seriously now:
It seems to depend on where you live (and where you’re buried). In rural areas you can do practically whatever you want. In cities you are usually allocated a small graveyard plot (similar to the way it works in Israel). In that plot you either get a government-conforming grave (”one size fits all”) or can build your own, depending on the regulations of the specific place in which you are buried.
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mush
September 17th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Still the Chinese are far behind the rich Argentinians.
There a small house is built for every deceased.
Apart from that - best regards from Scandinavia.
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