Boat for a Chinese funeral, 1909

Built to be burnt: a 7500 boat for a Chinese funeral. Sending a boat up in smoke for an Empress's spiritual use. A rite performed in Peking (now Beijing) in China - the burning of a huge imitation boat in connection with the death of the late Dowager Empress Cixi

7500 Burnt Cixi Custom Dowager Funerals Imitation Peking Rite Rites Rituals

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