Hanging coffin of Bo people

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"Hanging coffins of Bo people" are distributed in Gongxian, Xingwen, and Junlian counties, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. The custom of coffin burial, and the more famous ones are the hanging coffins of the Bo people in southern Sichuan and the hanging coffins in the shape of boats in Fujian. The hanging coffins of the Bo people are known as the unique ones in Bashu.

The core part of the hanging coffins of the Bo people is located in Matangba, southwest of Luobiao Town, Gongxian County, and Sumawan, on the north bank of the Dengjia River, Haitang Village, Caoying Township. There are 265 hanging coffins in total in the two places, which is the largest number of hanging coffins in China. more complete area. The hanging coffin is to hang the shrubs of the deceased on the cliffs, generally 10-50 meters above the ground, and the highest can reach 100 meters. There are several ways to place the coffin: one is the wooden pile type, where holes are drilled in the cliff, wedged into the wooden pile, and the coffin is placed on it. The second is the cave-drilling style, where shrubs are placed in holes on the cliff. The third is the natural style, using the cracks on the cliff to place the coffin. In the coffin, the body is wrapped in linen, and funerary objects are placed beside it.

There are usually many red painted murals on the cliff of the hanging coffin, which are rich in content, rough in lines, concise in composition and lifelike in image. Its exact meaning or even the purpose of the hanging coffin is not known.