丧葬是人类社会生活的一个组成部分。由于古人普遍存在着灵魂不灭的观念,深受孝道礼仪的影响,随着社会财富的增长和人们等级差距的扩大,统治阶级和富有者在丧葬上表现出日益追求奢华丰厚的趋势,这便是所谓的厚葬之风。纵观历史上的葬事,概而论之,秦汉时代厚葬风气大著于世,魏晋南北朝葬事显得较为俭薄,隋唐乃至其后的明清诸代,厚葬之风又大盛起来。本篇拟对唐代厚葬的情况加以考察,并对其产生的背景略作探讨。 Funeral is an integral part of human social life. Due to the fact that the ancients generally have the concept of immortality, they are deeply influenced by the filial piety etiquette. With the growth of social wealth and the widening of people’s level gap, the ruling class and the rich show increasingly rich and luxuriant trends in the funeral The so-called burial style. Throughout the history of funeral, in general terms, the heavy burial ethos of the Qin and Han dynasties dwells in the world, and the funerals in the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties appear to be more frugal. This article intends to examine the situation of burial in the Tang Dynasty, and makes a brief discussion on its background.