What's with the town tomb?

Ancient Han people believed that there were all kinds of wild ghosts and evil spirits in the underworld, which would harm the ghosts of the dead. Therefore, the purpose of setting up tomb animals is to ward off evil spirits and protect the safety of the deceased.

Tomb beast is a common monster in ancient tombs in China. It has an animal face, a human face and antlers. It is a kind of funerary object, which aims to catch ghosts and protect the souls of the dead from being disturbed. Zhou Li records a monster named elephant, which is delicious. There is also a god beast called Fang Shixiang, which has the ability to expel elephants, so family members often let Fang Shixiang stand by the grave to prevent monsters from invading. It was also said that Fang Shixiang had four gold clothes, covered with bearskin, red clothes and black trousers, and rode a horse to play four corners in the tomb to drive Liang Fang and Xiangxiang away. Liang Fang is also a demon who hurts the dead, and people use the power of Fang to drive them away. Therefore, some scholars believe that the custom of using tomb animals evolved from Fang's legend. According to the double horns on the head of the early tomb beast, it is also speculated that the tomb beast should be related to "exorcism", "spirit" and "scholar"