What will be done in the palace on the day when the ancient emperor died?

In the ancient feudal society of China, the queen lived a luxurious life when she was alive. They hoped to continue this life after her death, so they attached great importance to everything after her death. For example, they usually build their own graves before they die, and so on. This practice is to show their supreme luxury and dignity. Today, I will explain the funeral of the Qing royal family.

In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's funeral was called "fierce ceremony", which was organized by the then Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The emperor's coffin is made of the finest precious golden nanmu produced in Yunnan, and it is called "Zigong". The coffin was painted with 7749 kinds of pigments. When the emperor died, he chose a good time to die and then stopped for several days. Choose the auspicious day of the ecliptic for funeral, and hold a grand ceremony and condolence activities at the same time, with the participation of the whole people.

Before the funeral, we will perform pole dancing in Deshengmen, Beijing for ten days. According to the official standards and requirements, the pole lifter will first lift a dragon wood with the same weight as the coffin, about 10 thousand Jin, and put a bowl of water on the wood to practice until the water does not spill. At the same time, the Ministry of Industry will send people to work day and night to repair the imperial road leading to the mausoleum.

On the day when the coffin came out, the Dafa boat was burned first, and the coffin was carried out of the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City with a small pole of 72 people. At this time, royal officials and others rushed out of the crowd. At the front of the Emperor's hearse procession are 64 flags and umbrellas, holding high the people's flags and umbrellas, followed by the 1628-person halogen-thin guard of honor, holding all kinds of weapons, flags and incendiary materials (made of paper and silk), followed closely. Finally, there are hundreds of officials of civil and military affairs, the emperor and relatives of the country, including monks, Taoist priests, nuns and lamas in various temples and Taoist temples in Beijing, wearing vestments, chanting scriptures and mantras with instruments, and turning over their faces to the dead of the emperor. Some people kept throwing paper money from the start to the fall, and there was a temporary reed hall (also called temporary security hall) on the way.

The emperor spent a lot of money from death to burial (also called Feng 'an). For example, the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty took nearly a year and cost1202,000 silver. This is not the treasure buried with him. It can be seen that the royal funeral at that time was extremely extravagant and extravagant.