Which country invented the coffin? Why do coffins are used all over the world?

The coffin was first invented by China, and later it was invented by the East and the West. China's coffin first appeared in Yangshao culture period of Neolithic Age. There were no coffins of China in the west, and their coffins were later imitated.

Coffin, people regard it as a house to live in after death. One of the funerary objects is oval after death. Coffin, also known as longevity coffin, is a kind of box containing corpses, which is generally used for funerals. Coffins can be made of different materials, the most common being wood. There are also coffins made of copper and stone. Some important people (such as political and religious leaders) use crystal coffins for people to pay their respects.

China traditionally likes to make coffins from high-quality catalpa and nanmu. Many people regard getting a good coffin after death as their greatest blessing. The ancients hoped that their deceased relatives would bless their children to "get promoted and get rich". Because the coffin is made of wood, a wooden word is added next to the word official, indicating the coffin.

It is impossible to prove who invented the coffin. According to the Book of Rites: "The coffin of the son of heaven is four-fold: the water coffin is leather and three inches thick; It is also a coffin; One one 2. "The hole is sparse and detailed. "Tongdian. "Book of Rites Forty-five": "Zhou system ... Jun Li's coffin is scarlet and green, but it is wrong to mix gold; In the doctor's coffin, it is dark green and made of cow bones; In the doctor's coffin, it is dark green and made of cow bones; Scholars are not green. "

Also, "Datang system: Yi people are not allowed to use stones as coffins and chambers, and their coffins are not allowed to be painted with colorful paintings, and there are no treasures and jade articles in the coffins." As for who invented it, there is no record to test. The purpose is obvious, in order to preserve the body of the deceased.

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Coffin burial system in ancient China:

The ancient coffin burial system shows the identity and rank of the deceased. Coffin is a wooden instrument for burying the dead; Guo, there is a coffin outside the coffin. Wooden coffins appeared in Yangshao culture in Neolithic age in China, and wooden coffins appeared in Longshan culture, which were used as clan leaders.

In the tombs of Shang kings in Yin Ruins, many large wooden strips are stacked into square or sub-shaped tombs, and the coffins of Shang kings are placed in the middle. In the Zhou Dynasty, coffins were institutionalized, and it was stipulated that the coffins of Emperor Tiandi were quadrupled, individual coffins were called coffins, and coffins and buffalo hide were used as coffins. The second place is also made of basswood; The third is called genus, and the fourth is called big coffin. Besides Empress Dowager Cixi, the coffin is also called Zigong, because it is made of catalpa wood.

Work, Hou Bozi, male, doctor triple (with cowhide), arithmetic double single. The scholar is not heavy, and he uses a big coffin. In addition, the coffin of the Emperor of Heaven is eight inches thick, the coffin of the doctor is six inches thick, and the coffin of Shu Ren is only allowed to be four inches thick. Later emperors, nobles and literati basically followed this system, but sometimes they went beyond it.