Gaisa Zārki
Posted on 2011.01.07 at 15:36Doom: Ende Neu
Mūza: Einstürzende Neubauten
Hanging coffins are coffins which have been placed on cliffs. They can be found in various locations, including China and the Philippines. In China, they are known as Xuanguan which also means “hanging coffin”.
Hanging coffins are an ancient funeral custom of some minority groups, especially the Bo people of southern China. Coffins of various shapes were mostly carved from one whole piece of wood. Hanging coffins either lie on beams projecting outward from vertical faces such as mountains, are placed in caves in the face of cliffs, or sit on natural rock projections on mountain faces.
Ai, bet ja godīgi, tas ir vēl nejēdzīgāk, kā rakt zemē