Who is the paper Yuanbao burned for?

Red paper Yuanbao is burned to the God of Fortune, paper Yuanbao means the Yuanbao-shaped meditation money made of gold or silver paper paste. It is a superstitious item in the olden days.

Burning gold paper custom as early as in China's Wei and Jin dynasties have begun to popularize, gold paper, also known as the yellow table, Wan Guan, dragon ticket, gold paper generally printed on the Taoist scriptures, the treasure grant, as well as some of the incantations, is the worship of the gods, ancestors, ghosts, etc., or to fill in the return of the LuKu when the gift of money. Taoism through the burning of gold paper to help all beings in the netherworld, fully embodies the Taoist qitong compassion, the infinite number of people's heart.

The origin and role of paper Yuanbao

Golden Yuanbao is made of precious gold or silver, generally silver is predominant, gold is rare. In the history of Chinese currency, the official gold and silver called "Yuanbao", began in the Yuan Dynasty. However, as early as the beginning of the Tang dynasty when the Kaiyuan Tongbao line, the folk have to take its big, precious meaning, spin read as "Kaiyuan Tongbao". And the yuan dynasty call gold and silver money for "yuanbao", is the meaning of the treasure of the yuan dynasty, gold is called gold yuanbao, silver ingots called silver yuanbao, both political meaning, but also on the gold and silver currency conventionally known as the common name.

After every Qingming, eleven or the anniversary of the deceased, many people in the folk to burn paper Yuanbao way to pay tribute to their loved ones who have passed away, while some areas of the custom is to burn paper money, these paper Yuanbao is mostly folded by the golden paper foil, representing the families of loved ones of the memories as well as the hope that they will be able to live a very good life in heaven wish.