Reviving traditional burial rituals with feng shui
Changing landscapes in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15082041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Youcao Ren (0000-0003-2625-4984, School of Environment, Education and Development, The University of Manchester , Manchester, UK), Jan Woudstra (0000-0001-9625-2998, Department of Landscape Architecture, The University of Sheffield , Sheffield, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-99 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mortality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-6275 • E-ISSN: 1469-9885 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13576275.2020.1750356 |
| OpenAlex | W3016416700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
For centuries feng shui structured the practice of burial in China, only to be prohibited during the People’s Republic when it was declared illegal. With the Reform and Opening-up policy after 1978, feng shui practices have surreptitiously been revived. This paper explores these burial rituals and the way they are impacting on the landscape, both physically and socially. After providing some historical context to indicate how burial was practised prior to the Republican era, this paper explores how feng shui has been revived after 1978. With case studies from Zhejiang province, the work of two practitioners is followed, one in a rural area, and the other in an affluent city. In this region cremation of remains has become the norm since 1997, yet feng shui burial has continued to be practised. While feng shui is possible within public cemeteries, plots in the countryside are also common. With increasing wealth and mobility, the option of feng shui burial is now available to many, which can cause conflicts raising questions as to the need for legalisation of the practice and regulatory policies
Archaeology · China · Context (archaeology · Economy · Geography · Political science · Rural area · Sociology · Work (physics · Chinese history and philosophy · Engineering · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |