How are Gravestones Engraved?

How did the inscription on the stone tablet come into being? How are Gravestones Engraved? Generally, the process is as follows: Shudan, that is, calligrapher uses cinnabar to write characters on the polished stone surface; Stone carving, that is, by the engraver with a chisel or carving knife and other tools on the stone part of the stroke shovel. It used to be chiseled with iron solder and hammer, and then repaired with a cutter. Now, they use electric drills and grinding wheels.

Handwriting will definitely undergo certain changes, such as the reduction of ink writing sense and line richness. However, a good hand will restore the calligrapher's writing track and interest to the greatest extent

There is a great deal of care in the lettering of Gravestones. The size of the inscription on the tombstone should also conform to the auspicious numbers on the Lu Ban ruler. Usually between 10cm or 10.5cm in large characters and 3cm or 4cm in small characters. 10 cm up chunks. 10.5 cm fortune. 3 cm's wealth. 4 cm pass civil examinations. The size of these characters is in harmony with the proportion of the stele body, which also implies auspiciousness. The family of the tomb owner can get psychological comfort from this.

Gravestones writing, its content is relatively rich. This includes geomantic omen, native place, name, identity, date of birth and death, descendants, who erected the monument, and the date of burial or reburial. Date of birth and death, written on both sides of the list, still according to male left female right, date can write complete best. The people who erect the monument, including children, relatives and friends, and organizations, should be written on the tiger side of the monument, namely the right side. The time when the tomb was built or rebuilt was inscribed on the tiger side of the tablet