 After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is brought back in procession, and if the family be rich it is placed in the hall of ancestors ; if poor, in some part of the house, with incense before it. Twice in every year, in the spring and autumn,...  The Chinese - Seite 281von sir John Francis Davis (1st bart.) - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1799 - 354 Seiten
...which, if taken in the sense of ' the end,' is a singular coincidence. Those of the wealthy and noble are sometimes very large, and contain a considerable...principal period, and the only one commonly attended to. Unlike the generality of the Chinese festivals, which are regulated by the moon, this is determined... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1840 - 422 Seiten
...Old Age." After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is brought back in procession, and 134 135 if the family be rich it is placed in the hall of...principal period, and the only one commonly attended to. Unlike the generality of Chinese festivals, which are regulated by the moon, (and therefore move... | |
 | Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 212 Seiten
...stone. The whole detail of sepulchral rites, with the sentiments of the Chinese concerning the dead, is contained in the drama of ' An Heir in Old Age.' "...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Two periods in every year (the spring and autumn), are fixed for performing the rites to the dead,... | |
 | Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 338 Seiten
...to be an universal practice. " After the tablet of the deceased has been brought back in procession, if the family be rich, it is placed in the ' Hall...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Two periods in every year (the spring and autumn), are fixed for performing the rites to the dead,... | |
 | William B. Langdon, Nathan Dunn - 1843 - 176 Seiten
...stone. The whole detail of sepulchral rites, with the sentiments of the Chinese concerning the dead, is contained in the drama of " An Heir in Old Age." After...in some part of the house, with incense before it. Two periods in every year (the spring and autumn), are fixed for performing the rites to the dead,... | |
 | 1843 - 350 Seiten
...hundred ordinary graves,' and adorned with pillars and ornaments of almost every conceivable form. After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...placed in the hall of ancestors ; if poor, in some apartment of their domiciles, before which incense is kept constantly burning, and a sumptuous entertainment... | |
 | John R. Peters - 1845 - 196 Seiten
...been inspected and pronounced good, they bury the dead under a discharge of rockets and crackers. " After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...in some part of the house, with incense before it." In any case a feast is made in memory and honor of the deceased, at which everybody is admitted, and... | |
 | George Stephens - 1846 - 420 Seiten
...their children." " Obedience to parents is placed at the head of all moral excellence." Catalogue. " After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is brought back in procession, and placed in the Hall of Audience with incense before it." " The tombs of the rich are sometimes very... | |
 | Barnum's Chinese Museum - 1850 - 218 Seiten
...been inspected and pronounced good, they bury the dead under a discharge of rockets and crackers. " After the interment, the tablet of the deceased is...in some part of the house, with incense before it." In any case a feast is made in memory and honor of the deceased, at which everybody is admitted, and,... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1851 - 582 Seiten
...economy, represented by paper. The form of the tomb, whether large or small, is exactly that of a Greek O, which, if taken in the sense of " the end," is an...principal period, and the only one commonly attended to. Unlike the generality of Chinese festivals, which are regulated by the moon (and therefore moveable"),... | |
| |
