The Bo Hanging Coffins: A Culture Erased from China’s Cliffs
Across the cliffs of south-western China, hundreds of wooden coffins rest in cracks high above the ground. They are not buried in soil or placed in a cemetery beside a village. Some sit inside caves, some rest on wooden stakes driven into rock, and some hang above a river. From below, the living can see only dark wooden shapes suspended against the cliff.
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Across the cliffs of south-western China, hundreds of wooden coffins rest in cracks high above the ground. They are not buried in soil or placed in a cemetery beside a village. Some sit inside caves, some rest on wooden stakes driven into rock, and some hang above a river. From below, the living can see only dark wooden shapes suspended against the cliff.
Across the cliffs of south-western China, hundreds of wooden coffins rest in cracks high above the ground. They are not buried in soil or placed in a cemetery beside a village. Some sit inside caves, some rest on wooden stakes driven into rock, and some hang above a river. From below, the living can see only dark wooden shapes suspended against the cliff.
Across the cliffs of south-western China, hundreds of wooden coffins rest in cracks high above the ground. They are not buried in soil or placed in a cemetery beside a village. Some sit inside caves, some rest on wooden stakes driven into rock, and some hang above a river. From below, the living can see only dark wooden shapes suspended against the cliff.
Across the cliffs of south-western China, hundreds of wooden coffins rest in cracks high above the ground. They are not buried in soil or placed in a cemetery beside a village. Some sit inside caves, some rest on wooden stakes driven into rock, and some hang above a river. From below, the living can see only dark wooden shapes suspended against the cliff.
Across the cliffs of south-western China, hundreds of wooden coffins rest in cracks high above the ground. They are not buried in soil or placed in a cemetery beside a village. Some sit inside caves, some rest on wooden stakes driven into rock, and some hang above a river. From below, the living can see only dark wooden shapes suspended against the cliff.