 | John Francis Davis - 1836 - 420 sayfa
...form of the tomb, whether large or small, is exactly that of a Greek il, which, if taken in the sense of " the end," is an odd accidental coincidence. Those....principal period, and the only one commonly attended THE CH1NESK. to. Unlike the generality of Chinese festivals, which are regulated by the moon, (and... | |
 | Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 212 sayfa
...stone. The whole detail of sepulchral rites, with the sentiments of the Chinese concerning the dead, is contained in the drama of ' An Heir in Old Age.' "...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Two periods in every year (the spring and autumn), are fixed for performing the rites to the dead,... | |
 | Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 338 sayfa
...to be an universal practice. " After the tablet of the deceased has been brought back in procession, if the family be rich, it is placed in the ' Hall...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Two periods in every year (the spring and autumn), are fixed for performing the rites to the dead,... | |
 | William B. Langdon, Nathan Dunn - 1843 - 176 sayfa
...stone. The whole detail of sepulchral rites, with the sentiments of the Chinese concerning the dead, is contained in the drama of " An Heir in Old Age." After...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Two periods in every year (the spring and autumn), are fixed for performing the rites to the dead,... | |
 | 1843 - 350 sayfa
...hundred ordinary graves,' and adorned with pillars and ornaments of almost every conceivable form. After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...placed in the hall of ancestors ; if poor, in some apartment of their domiciles, before which incense is kept constantly burning, and a sumptuous entertainment... | |
 | John R. Peters - 1845 - 196 sayfa
...been inspected and pronounced good, they bury the dead under a discharge of rockets and crackers. " After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...in some part of the house, with incense before it." In any case a feast is made in memory and honor of the deceased, at which everybody is admitted, and... | |
 | George Stephens - 1846 - 420 sayfa
...their children." " Obedience to parents is placed at the head of all moral excellence." Catalogue. " After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is brought back in procession, and placed in the Hall of Audience with incense before it." " The tombs of the rich are sometimes very... | |
 | Barnum's Chinese Museum - 1850 - 218 sayfa
...been inspected and pronounced good, they bury the dead under a discharge of rockets and crackers. " After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...in some part of the house, with incense before it." In any case a feast is made in memory and honor of the deceased, at which everybody is admitted, and,... | |
 | Thomas Phillips - 1854 - 136 sayfa
...sometimes very large, and contain a considerable quantity of masonry, with figures of animals in stone. After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Spring and autumn are the periods fixed for performing the rites to the dead, but the first is the... | |
 | William Ross Wallace - 1856 - 192 sayfa
...the tablet is brought back in procession. If the family is rich, it is placed in the halls of their ancestors ; if poor, in some part of the house with incense before it. Burial sites are selected by geomancers, under whose divination it is supposed that " lucky places"... | |
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After the interment, the tablet of the deceased, is brought back in procession, and if the family be rich it is placed in the hall of ancestors; if poor, in some part of the house, with incense before it. 