xuán​guān​zàng

hanging coffin burial

悬棺葬 懸棺葬 xuán​guān​zàng
hanging coffin burial
An ancient funeral custom practiced by ethnic minorities in southern China, where coffins were placed on wooden stakes driven into high cliffs or tucked into caves and crevices; also called 崖葬 yá​zàng

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