Are the eight big sedan chairs used to carry the dead?

Sedan chairs were originally evolved from cars. "Han Shu" contains: the governor of Huiji strictly helped "to get the chair (ridge)". The annotation of "The Stone Drum of Tang Yan" is: "Fu Qian said:' The sedan-chair sound bridge is called the narrow road and the car'. The minister praised:' bamboo and cars are also good today, and rivers are also good for bamboo and walking.' "The so-called sedan chair in the Han Dynasty is just a car that can climb mountains." "History of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Fu Zhi" simply said: "A sedan chair is a car that walks by the shoulders. Therefore, this ancient sedan chair is also called "Flat Shoulder" and "Flat Shoulder". The name "sedan chair" is said to have originated in the Song Dynasty.

Sedan chair is also one of the traditional means of transportation in old Beijing. Two people carry a "two-person sedan chair" and four people carry a "four-person sedan chair"; A cart carrying more than eight people is called a cart, such as an "eight-load cart". Under the hierarchical system of feudal society, sedan chairs, like other things, have strict hierarchical regulations on their use, and offenders will be prosecuted. This is clearly and strictly recorded in the history books of past dynasties. "History of the Ming Dynasty" contains: "In the seven years of Hongzhi, civil and military officials ruled, and four people had to sit in sedan chairs. The fifth house is in charge, guarding the public, uncles, princes, etc. Regardless of age, you are not allowed to sit in a sedan chair, illegally sitting in a sedan chair, and those who make good use of eight people are all heard. " In the second year of Qin Long, Sun Wendong, a native of Yingcheng, was accused of illegally sitting in a sedan chair and was immediately taken without pay. "The Draft of Qing History" also records: "Han officials have more than three products, and the imperial court uses silver and is covered with soap. There are four husbands in Beijing and eight people in Beijing. Below level 4, two civil servants and two husbands, which are made of tin. There are eight governors, governors and governors. There are four people, the secretary below, the teacher above, and Yu Tian. Riding in various postures ... subaltern car, black oil, flushing, flat top, soap curtain. A car with a car system. It is forbidden to use cloud heads. " Officials need to follow the rules, and people with money can't go beyond the system. There are also restrictions on riding in today's society, but they only care about officials and people.

As far as types are concerned, sedan chairs can be divided into official sedan chairs, civilian sedan chairs, happy sedan chairs and soul sedan chairs. In use, there is a difference between taking a flat road and a mountain road; In terms of materials, there are wood, bamboo and rattan; In the way, people carry it, and animals carry it, such as the "camel sedan chair" carried by camels, and the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty also sat in the "elephant sedan chair". "Mule carrying a sedan chair" is an erroneous sound of "Mule sedan chair" and a popular means of transportation in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The sedan chair was carried back and forth by two mules. The car pole is fixed on the mule saddle. The bearers followed and shouted. There are people in the car, and the cart can seat 3-4 people. The sedan chair is covered with reed mats or gauze curtains in summer and quilts in winter. Sedan chairs carried by mules are mostly used on rugged roads in mountainous areas or rural areas.

There is no such thing as lifting a dead person. On the contrary, it is often a wedding to carry the bride in eight carts.