Mysterious stone grave area on Chinese cliffs

A lot of rectangular acupuncture points to bury the dead are chiseled on vertical cliffs in southwestern China to be found by archaeologists.

More than 100 graves buried people on the cliff near Tan Kien village,
Hung Van District, Sichuan Province, China. (Photo: Xinhua)

Xinhua reported that archaeologists discovered more than 100 graves buried in cliffs near Tan Kien village, Hung Van district, Sichuan province, China. They have not determined which ethnic group has created this unique acupoint.

The grave on the cliff to bury the dead is one of the rituals of several ethnic minorities in China, especially the Bach in the southwest. The ancient people gave corpses to wooden coffins and placed coffins on stone graves on the cliff. In addition, they also placed coffins on rocks or caves. They clouded the trunk to create a coffin.

Ancient people chisel acupressure on straight cliffs
stand so that wild animals cannot take bodies. (Photo: Xinhua)

Some researchers believe that ancient people buried corpses on cliffs to prevent the risk of corpses being violated by wild animals. In addition, according to the beliefs of ethnic minorities, it is also a way for people to create happiness for the dead in the afterlife.