The Inscription of china gravestone

China as a country with 5,000 years of culture, the dead have an important grief. china gravestone as a sustenance of loved ones on the acquaintances of the thoughts, there is a great stress.

Tombs of graves in most parts of the country, especially the tombstones of folk graves, are mostly vertical tombstones. Tombstone inscriptions written around the country, the national unit to build the cemetery and private private tombs are also different. I now private private vertical tombstone, for example, to introduce the specific writing of the inscription.

China gravestone of the First, the vertical tombstone shape and size: vertical tombstone is generally erected rectangular, height significantly larger than the width, the size is basically fixed. The so-called basic fixed, that is, must be "together" (see below). Tombstone net size does not include the top and left and right sides of the border and other decorative, small tombstone height is generally 2 feet 6 inches or 2 feet 7 inches (about 90 cm), the width is generally 1 foot 6 inch or 1 inch 7 inch (about 55 cm ); Medium-sized tombstone height is generally 3 feet 1 inch, 3 feet 2 inches (about 105 cm), the width is generally 2 feet 1 inch, 2 feet 2 inches (about 70 cm); larger tombstone height is generally 3 feet 6 inches , 3 feet 7 inches (about 120 cm), the width is generally 2 feet 6 inches, 2 feet 7 inches (about 90 cm). Where a height of more than 3 feet 7 inches, width of more than 2 feet 7 inch tombstone, it belongs to a large tombstone, height of 4 feet 1 inch (140 cm) above the width of 3 feet 1 inch (105 cm) or more.

China gravestone of the Second, the vertical tombstone inscription structure: vertical tombstone inscription, according to the size of the tombstone size and different. General small tombstone, inscriptions only three basic content, that is, the main inscription, tombstone time and descendants of the name. Medium tombstone and larger tombstones, inscriptions in addition to the above three basic content, but also increase the grave of the elderly or life or resume. Large tombstones, inscriptions in addition to three basic content and biography, but also increase the order or epitaph and so on. The addition of part of the content is not necessarily increased, usually based on the size of the tombstone and the requirements of the monumentalists.

China gravestone of the Third, write the inscription of the "co-old" requirements: write a monument has a special request, that is, the number of lines and words must be "together", the number of columns do not require, Some people, and even each line, each column of the words are required "happy old", which is too much stress, the general situation is impossible. The so-called "happy old", that is, by "1,2,3,4,5" to correspond to "raw, old, sick, dead, bitter", the last line and the last word, must fall on " "Old" on the word. Specifically correspond to the following:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,

Sick and sick dead, sick and sick dead, sick and sick dead, raw and old ... ...

From the above arrangement we can see that all numbers with the number 1, 2, 6, 7 are "together", without the number of 1,2,6,7 "not life". That is, the number of inscriptions and the number of words must be 1,2,6,7,11,12,16,17,21,22,26,27,31,32,36,37 and other figures for the job. As for why the "co-generation", "co-old" is scientific, because this is not the content, here omitted.

China gravestone of the Fourth, the vertical tombstone inscription written: first according to the need to write the contents of the various parts, and then the number of each part of the number of lines, the number of words and the total number of words, if there is no "co-old", it must be adjusted. Specific wording and adjustment methods are as follows:

1, the main inscription: the main inscription with a large font written in the middle of the tombstone, the content is generally:

(For his grandfather), the ancestral 妣 a mother of a tomb (grandmother), a test of a certain public tomb (on the father), was a mother of a tomb (mother), Yue test a public (To the husband), the first room of a certain mother's tomb (to his wife), the teacher of a certain tomb (on the teacher), the teacher of a certain tomb ), Friends so and so a tomb (to friends), and so on. For women, you can also write the name directly, for example, written as "show a certain certain tomb" (to the mother), "the first room of a certain tomb" (to his wife), if it is a single, in the "tomb" A "word", for example, "show the tomb of a certain" (to the mother). If the male and female co-burial of the tomb, male and female old man's name (including test, 妣) should be male and female left side by side, the top of the "show" or "ancestors", "Yue" "Or" the tomb "and other two share, written in the middle of the two columns. The main body of the number of inscriptions must be "together", that is to say that must be 6 words, 7 words, or 11 words, 12 words, if written as "the tomb" more words, you can reduce the tomb of the " Word less want to increase to 11 words, 12 words, in the "tomb" to increase the "old man", "old" (male), "Laotai Jun" (female) to adjust, but also in the name of the name before Increase the "taboo" word to adjust.

2, the preparation of the time of the monument: the time to write some of the time to write the Gregorian calendar, and some only write the lunar calendar, some are the calendar plus lunar calendar, with a small font written on the right side of the tombstone. E.g:

AD △ △ △ year △ month △ day (11 words);

Lunar New Year △ △ year △ month △ △ day (12 words);

AD △ △ △△ year △ △ year △ month △ △ Hitachi (17 words);

If you are using the Gregorian calendar, the time in the month there are "eleven" and "twelve" is the word, in the day there are "twenty-one" to "twenty-nine" is three words, easily lead to the word is not " Old ", which requires changes to adjust. If it is the Gregorian calendar, because it can not be reduced, it increased to 16 or 17 words. For example, after the day plus "legislation", "respect", "Ji Shili" and other adjustments.

If you are using the lunar calendar, if the number of words, "November" can be changed to "winter", "December" can be changed to "the twelfth lunar month", the date number is over, can be changed to "auspicious day" The month can be changed to "late spring and moon", April can be changed to Meng Xia month, August can be changed to Zhongqiu month, etc., at the same time, after the day can also add "legislation", "respect Legislation "," Ji Shili "and other adjustments.

3, the name of the descendants of the wording: descendants of the name, if the father of the grave, including all the sons, daughters, grandchildren, granddaughter, etc., if the ancestors and above the grave, and some grandchildren, mysterious sun, The location is not enough to write, too small to write can not see clearly, so you need to determine the number of people according to the number of specific to write the scope of the person, usually from the host to write the senior staff to write, preferably not more than 20 names, Otherwise it is too crowded. Descendants of the name with a small font written on the left side of the tombstone, the specific wording is as follows:

The first line to write a "filial piety" word, the second line to write a "male" word, the third line to write son son, the fourth line to write son name, by age from right to left, Write the name, if the fourth line is not enough, can continue to row fifth, sixth line.

Write the name of his son and then write the next line in the next line of grandchildren, first write a "Sun" word, and then write the next line of grandson generation, and then write the name, is still the size of the age from right to left, Write a surname.

If you already have the great-grandson, still need to write up. Method is to write the "great-grandson" (two words each line), and then write the next generation of the generation of grandchildren, and then in the next line by age from right to left to write the name of the grandchildren, only write the name is not written.

For the daughter and granddaughter and other female descendants, if the number of male descendants can not write more, if you need to write, you can write on the right side of the monument and the main inscription between the inscriptions. Method is to write a "filial piety" word, the second line to write a "female" word, the third line to write the names of the daughters, is still arranged by age from right to left, only write the name is not written. The name of the granddaughter wrote in the next name of her daughter's name, first write "granddaughter" (two words each line), and then in the female word below the line to write granddaughter name, still by age size from right to left to write the name, Do not write a name.

Descendants of the name of the general only to write the same name relatives of kinship, such as daughter-in-law and son-in-law do not write, nephew although the blood relationship has been surnamed also do not have to write, but if the number of descendants, the name of the following five, because the word too Less look good, you can also daughter-in-law, nephew, etc. to write up.

Regardless of writing the left or right of the descendants, after writing need to write in the next line, "worship" word. After writing the above content, respectively, calculate the number of descendants of the sun and the sun must be "happy" Caixing. That is, either 6 lines (minimum) or 7 lines, either 11 rows or 12 lines, either 16 lines or 17 lines (the most), if the number of rows after the calculation is not enough, in the "worship" Plus the "kneeling", "with the worship", "with kneeling" and so on, if the number of rows is not enough, in the host monument to the name of the generation under the name of a "rate" word, or "rate" (two Word each line) to make adjustments.

4, additional content of the wording: additional content refers to the grave of the elderly's birth time, life resume or tombstone. Additional content is generally a large tombstone only need to write, write on the right side of the monument and the subject of the inscription between the space (that is, write the place of women's descendants), if you write additional content after the location is not enough to write female descendants, female descendants can write To the left or below of the male grandchildren.

Birth time writing: a tomb written in a row, double tomb written in two columns, the word still need to "co-old" Caixing. For example: born in △ △ △ △ year △ month △ died in △ △ △ △ year △ month △ (22 words), if not "co-old", need to increase or decrease adjustments, can increase the "AD" word And birth, place of death, or omit the specific date, only to the date can be.

Life resume writing: mainly to write their birth time and place, the main experience and occupation, served as a job, made achievements, made contributions. Requires language concise, words appropriate, short and pithy, just write the main deeds, do not write specific details. Requires both punctuation and correct sentence, the text should be rigorous, can not be ambiguous. Format for the vertical, from right to left, can be divided into two or three columns, the number of columns must be "together".

Inscriptions: Tombstone Inscriptions are mainly about their life story of the induction and summary of the song, generally only used for influential officials, writers, poets, experts, scholars, artists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, singers , Film stars, heroes, labor model and so on. Epitaph is usually written in the form of poetry or verse, must be catchy, fluent rhyme, can be read to sing. The format is still vertical, from right to left, can be divided into two or three columns, without punctuation, the number of columns must be "together".

5, the final correction and adjustment: the contents of the various parts of the number of words and the number of "combined", but also calculate the total number of words. The total number of words, that is, the sum of all the text on the monument tombstone, the total number of words still must be "happy". If you find that you do not "get together", you have to increase or decrease the number of words in some parts to make adjustments, be sure to make the total number of words "happy" requirements.