Research Of The Funerary Couches Of Central Asian In Northern Dynasty To The Sui And Tang Dynasty

At present we discovered 9 funerary couches which belong to Central Asian who come to China, including 8 had concern with Sogdian. These couches dated from the Northern Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasty.These funerary couches also called Shi Ta, Shi Tang, Shi Fen in Chinese. Regardless of the outward appearance and the intrinsic performance ,we will see an obvious foreign culture characteristic, simultaneously also has China traditional culture form.The article introduced aspects, appearance, manufacture method, image separately in the foundation to these precious relics. Occuaril which discovered in Sogdia of the Central Asia, In Xinjiang as well as the Chinese interior area discovered tomb and occuril. Though theresearch we found Sogdian from their native place to China------along Silk Road ,funerarypracties had changed in the migrant process. They retains own burying custom above the premise, absorbed it to occupy local the funeral custom.The article focus on the image research in funerary couches.It introduced foreigner's lifescene in Chins, caravan trade, religion and so on. On the other hand, in the image has themassive reflection their liquor culture scene, takes it as a part to conduct the researchespecially. Follow music and the dance factor with this appears to be also worth payingattention.