Around Chifeng, the Birth of New Traditions and the Splendor of Funerary Art

Abstract

The subject of the article concerns the state of Liao (916-1125), existed in Central Asia, occupying the territory of present-day Mongolia, northern China, part of Kazakhstan. They had half nomadic and half agricultural culture. The main idea of the work is to show their rich funerary traditions and its art. Liao dynasty had a very complicated system of burial of the dead and funerary rites. Sometimes not some things remind ancient Egyptian. Under the ground burial chambers found decoration, painting and sculpture, ceramics made by the artist there that period are beautiful and impressive. Clothing of the dead and masks on their faces we can only observe their graves. In Central Asia, the culture and art of Liao differ in many respects, including funerary rites.