1200 year old legend on Hang Tien in China

Chinese archaeologists found 131 mystical bodies dating back over a thousand years hanging on cliffs standing in Hang Tien Cave, Hubei Province.

ECNS reported on December 15, the woods (hanging coffin) of this wood is located on the cave cliff "Hang Tien" - the name of the local people set for a cluster of artificial caves about 100 meters high and spread out. more than 50 meters wide in Yanglinqiao village, Zhixin County, west of Hubei province.

The mystical shackles that lie on the cliffs stand in Hang Tien in China.(Photo: ECNS).

They date to about 1,200 years, according to initial estimates by archaeologists. These are the coffins of the Bo people, a group of ethnic minorities during the Tang Dynasty.

Burial of the dead in mysticism is a common practice in southern China. The ancient people believed that hanging a coffin high would protect the body from evil beasts, and bless the deceased soul of eternal life.

These hanging coffins have long been regarded as an important cultural heritage in China, containing many secrets. How can the old people hang a heavy coffin, and many scapegoats on the cliff cliff still a big question.

Many coffins were destroyed by the villagers in the 60-70s to collect wood for firewood. According to Yu Bo, the head of the bureaucracy of the Quy Quy district cultural district, the district has put the mystical cluster on the list of heritage preservation, and is restoring them.