Most of the tombstones you see today are made of durable granite, while many of the tombstones in older cemeteries are made of materials such as marble, limestone and sandstone. These materials often cannot withstand the influence of time, weather and constant tourists, and eventually lead to the cr Read More »

We have discussed some of the evolution of the words "headstone", "tombstone" and "gravestone". But it is still difficult to remember the nuances between them Here, we use the definition of each word in a simple sentence. These sentences summarize the original definitions of each word and place... Read More »

The words "tombstone" and "tombstone" used to refer to large stone slabs used to cover graves or graves. There may be carvings on them, but their purpose is to fix the dead body in the grave or underground. "Gravestone" is an older word that began in the late 14th century, while "tombstone" began in Read More »

The Headstones of loved ones are remembered for one or two generations, but not for three. Especially experienced war, migration and other displaced people, do not know where the ancestral Headstones. Read More »

Memorial headstones because of the particularity of its industry, if the newspaper, TV advertising must be resisted and disgusted by most people, as a cemetery cemetery bik to survive, the cemetery's main sales means mainly have three types. Read More »

Differences in tombstone culture among different religions: Christian culture Christianity, known in China as The Jesuits, is a widely spread religion in the world today. It is the general term for those who worship Jesus Christ as the "savior". They include Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and som Read More »

One or two generations can remember the graves of their loved ones, but three generations later, it is not clear, especially after migration and war, I do not know where the graves are. How to solve it? According to the survey, people come up with many methods. In the beginning, people were inspi Read More »

Headstones​ is equivalent to the gate of the Yin house, is to absorb the throat of the outside tang qi, its direction is related to good or bad luck, so the Headstones to the monument can not be arbitrary. However, in plain land (called Pingyanglong in geomantic omen), real mountains and real waters ar Read More »

How Headstones are Engraved,The era of reform and opening up has provided unprecedented broad space for the development of Chinese Headstones for Graves culture and art. Read More »

Notes on photos on tombstones Read More »