How to write the inscription on the ancestral temple

Inscriptions usually consist of three parts: head, body and signature.

1, look up

Check, mainly write the post and occupation of the deceased before his death, and some can also be omitted.

2. Text

The text mainly indicates the name of the deceased and the name of the deceased. For example, "first test the tomb of Wang Jun ×× adults".

Step 3 sign

Write down the identity and name of the person who erected the monument. The time for setting up the monument can be written or not.

Epitaph system

Generally, it includes name, native place, family background, experience, articles and works, time of death, then burial in a certain place in a certain year and month, and finally inscription. The contents of the epitaph also include name, lineage, native place, deeds, years of life, date of death, outline of descendants, burial time, burial place, and finally the inscription. Inscriptions are general compliments, mostly in verse, and three, four, five, seven words or Sao style can be used.

Tombstones and epitaphs contain roughly the same content, but they are both concise and gorgeous. In China, since the Han Dynasty, the custom of carving tablets has gradually spread, and tablets can be found almost anywhere and anything. There are mountains and rivers, cities, palaces, bridges, wells, temples, customs, disasters, merits, tombs, temples, artifacts and other historical sites.