Hanging coffins are coffins which have been placed on cliffs. They can be found in various locations, including China (where they are known as 悬棺 or 懸棺) and the Philippines. A coffin (in North American English, also known as a casket) is a funerary box used in the display and containment of deceased remains -- either for burial or after cremation. ...

China

Hanging coffin is an ancient funeral custom of some minority groups, especially Bo people, in southern China. Coffins of various shapes were mostly made with one whole piece of wood. Some coffins lie on beams projecting from structures such as mountains, others are placed in caves. Another kind sit on projections in the rock. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Any non clear-cut connection is denoted by a question mark (?) beside the equivalences. ...

Locations of hanging coffins include:

• Fujian
  • Wuyi Mountains
• Hubei
• Jiangxi
  • Longhushan (龙虎山), 20 km southwest of Yingtan City (Guyue people)
• Sichuan
  • Gongxian County of Yibin, southwest Sichuan (Bo people)
  • Qutang Gorge, one of the Three Gorges
• Yunnan

  (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal map spelling: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Wuyi Mountains (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are a mountain range located at the northern border of Fujian province with Jiangxi province, China. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jiangxi (Chinese: 江西; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsi) is a southern province of the Peoples Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south. ... Yingtan (鹰潭) is a small city in the east of Chinas Jiangxi province. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: SzÅ­4-chuan1; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in the central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... Yibin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: YíbÄ«n; Wade-Giles: I-pin) is a prefecture-level city in south central China, in southern Sichuan Province, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers. ... Image:KUIMEN.JPG Kuimen at Qutang Gorge The Qutang Gorge (瞿塘峡) is the shortest and most spectacular of Chinas Three Gorges. ... The Three Gorges (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [ ]) region is a scenic area along the Yangtze River in the Peoples Republic of China with a total length of approximately 200 km. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ...

Philippines

Hanging coffins can be found in Sagada, Luzon Island. William Henry Scott, a well-known historian, was buried in Sagada. Sagada is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

External links

China

• Hanging coffins in China
• Mysterious Hanging Coffins of the Bo
• Hanging Coffins a Clue to Ba Mystery
• Hanging coffins in Yunnan

Philippines

• Hanging Coffins of Sagada
• Picture of hanging coffins in Sagada