Is it true to drive a corpse?

Question 1: Is it true that Xiangxi drives away corpses? The corpse driver is the most mysterious thing in western Hunan, and it is a legendary magic that can drive the corpse driver to walk. It should be true to drive away the body. In the middle of Qing Dynasty, this technology appeared, which was used to transport the bodies of Hunan immigrants who died in Sichuan back to their hometown. Driving a corpse is a transaction on a mountain road hundreds of kilometers from eastern Sichuan to western Hunan. Before and after the journey, there are boats or roads. Only in this section, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, wolves and tigers haunt, the ox cart carrying the coffin can't walk, and the boatman doesn't help, so we can't just entrust it to the "corpse driver". Undertaker must first find the local "corpse hotel", which is usually a place to pick a small apricot flag and write the words "Zhu Youke". The corpse driver himself won't admit this ugly name. You have to call him "sir". He thought he was a doctor of "Zhuyouke" (ancient witch doctor). Undertaker negotiated the price with "Mr.", delivered the silver and the body, and gave an account of the place to pick up the body, so he could go aboard and walk first.

There is no title of "dead body" or "dead body" in the technical terms of corpse drivers. The dead man is called "Western God" (the homonym of the dead). For every corpse driven, there must be more than two, otherwise it is not called driving, it is called "carrying". Just find a brave man to carry the dead back. When there were more than two bodies, in the evening, "Mr." began to practice. Set up an altar, light incense, burn paper, treat the body like this, and then set off. Every time he rings the bell, the corpse team takes a step forward-slowly. They all walked through the lonely wilderness path, and Mr. worked out the distance. At dawn, he can always find a small hotel for corpse drivers to have a rest. As for the dead, there are places to park ―― all these small hotels have big and thick wooden doors painted with black paint. Behind the door is where the body stands. There is a local custom that prohibits children from playing behind the door, which should be derived from it.

"Why do dead people move?" This is probably the last mystery for readers. In fact, the mysterious night corpse chasers are mostly to keep this secret. We know that people will be stiff immediately after death, which is the so-called "zombie state". After 48 hours, the body will recover some softness and then become stiff. But at this time, the joints such as hip joint can still move slightly (20 degrees) under the action of external force, which is one of the physical conditions for the dead to walk. Arrange the two bodies in a line, straighten the forearms parallel to the ground, and then use a rope to fix them with slender bamboo poles along the arms, so that the two bodies will be connected into a three-dimensional shelf and will not fall over (this is why two dead people are needed). At this time, if you tie a rope to the first corpse and then gently pull it at the other end with your hand, the corpse will walk up with curved straight legs like a marionette under the action of external force. In fact, this is not as clear as "dragging". From Chuanbian to Xiangxi, the geographical condition is downhill, and the path is generally downhill. When the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, the corpse rack is more convenient. These paths are carefully selected by the corpse carriers, and there are few uphill roads. It's really hard to move one by one. This is the biggest secret of corpse removal.

Question 2: Is "Xiangxi corpse-driving" really true? /kloc-at the end of 0/949, Meishan, Pengshan, Dan Ling and Qingshen in Sichuan were just liberated. At that time, I was working in the Minjiang River Water Transport Management Office in this area. Shortly after noon one day, I was walking on the road of Pengshanjie. Then someone passed behind me, and I immediately noticed that he walked in a strange way, a hard stick, which was unnatural. I couldn't help but stop and look back, and a soft voice sounded in my ear: "What a shock!" "At this moment, another pedestrian caught up with me. He saw my suspicious expression and woke me up on purpose. It suddenly dawned on me, so I looked at it more carefully: the "dead man" was wearing a long and big black robe, with no sleeves, a little bloated, and his head seemed a little black and bulging. I don't know whether it's the collar or the outsourcing, so I wore a straw hat and leaned back slightly. The upper body is stiff, but it moves forward step by step with rhythm. There is also a man in a short coat in front of the black robe, with a bamboo basket slung over his left wrist and an old lamp in his hand, as if there were a fire in front. Short-sleeved men walk strangely: they always lean sideways, facing the black robe, quite half of them; Eyes staring at the black robe and behind, looking forward from time to time. Every time I don't go far, a small note floats down from his hand. It soon occurred to me that this was "paper money", the so-called "travelling expenses" that I had to leave when I carried the coffin to attend the funeral. Driven by curiosity, I followed it for a long distance. When going uphill and downhill, getting on the bridge and getting off the bridge, the short-sleeved man also shouted at the black robe; After turning and turning, the black robe also recognized the voice of a short-sleeved man. At that time, I thought: In fact, it is more realistic to call it "inviting death". This is a great adventure in my life. Unfortunately, something happened at that time, and I couldn't "track" it to the end to find the answer. Fortunately, however, the next day I heard from an acquaintance about the whereabouts of the man in the black robe and short coat, and my wish came true. It turned out that they left the hotel early last night. When the hotel industry met this guest, they knew their occupation ―― they stayed early and arrived before ordinary tourists visited. When the man in a short coat came to the counter, he shouted, "XiShen smashed the shop! "! When the boss saw that the black robe behind the man was half covered by the straw hat, he was surprised and happy: a dead man surprised him, but he was glad that his income was richer than usual; And "XiShen" patronage, luck will be great. So I immediately took them to a remote room. The man with short sleeves rolled out the black robe, put it in the corner of the door, put the lantern on the table, and then took out the money to pay the boss standing outside the door, invited him to have a hearty meal and bought some candles for the lantern; The rest is the store number, and the amount is considerable. Ordinary passengers, the boss just quietly prepares firewood and water there, regardless of cooking; But when you meet this passenger, you have to do it for him. Serve tea before meals and bring a urinal, because people with short clothes should be careful not to go to the toilet. Two sets of tableware are needed to deliver meals, one of which is a tribute to the "Western God". The boss delivered it to the door as required, and the short-sleeved man took it in. The next morning, I will leave early and stop contacting my boss. At that time, the local area had just been liberated and two soldiers were sent to the police station there. On this day, a soldier went to the hotel to check the night, and the boss reported it truthfully. * * * The soldier asked the boss to check this number. At first, I shouldn't have knocked. I shouted "open the door for directory search", but only promised "scream" and still didn't open the door. So he knocked and shouted and heard "coming" inside, but nothing happened. It took about a few minutes to open the door. When the soldier went in, he found the black robe in the corner of the door and uncovered the straw hat. It was indeed a corpse. The short-sleeved man reported his name and the name of the deceased, saying that he was from the north (probably somewhere at the junction of Shaanxi and Henan). Under the flashlight, all the dishes on the table were gone, the cups and plates were messy, and two pairs of chopsticks were still wet. I looked around again and found nothing. The soldier checked the number and asked the boss in detail. The boss said that this was his first time to receive this guest, but fortunately, he had heard about it from his predecessors and colleagues before, so he knew clearly that they would leave early and would not disturb others. The soldier went back and pondered for a long time, thinking that there was a lot in it; First of all, the dead can't walk, let alone walk that far! Secondly, what about the two pairs of chopsticks just used? Can the dead still eat? Joke! He immediately made an appointment with another soldier and hurried back to the hotel for a secret inspection. As the night deepened, there was a lot of snoring. In that room, there was no sound, not even a little drowsiness. I was probably surprised that I couldn't sleep after checking the number. Before dawn, the guest group opened the door silently. At this time, the boss has already started ... >>

Question 3: Is the corpse-driving technique true? Up to now, no one can point out the real situation of corpse driving in Xiangxi. According to people who have the custom of driving corpse monsters in Yuanling, Luxi, Chenxi and Xupu counties in western Hunan, driving corpse is not for people to see, but at night. Who dares to go out and see the dead who will leave at midnight? However, according to hotel operators in four counties, the dead were not carried by people, but jumped like sparrows. Because the corpse driver had to stay in the hotel, it was more clear that only one person drove three or five bodies. According to the local people's unanimous statement, the corpse driver is a mage in cassock. No matter how many bodies there are, he will go there alone. As for its actual form, it is not so much "driving" the corpse as "leading", because this mage is not behind the corpse, but leading the way in front of the corpse, beating gongs while walking, so that nocturnal people can avoid them, and people with dogs lock them up. When there are multiple bodies, connect them with straw ropes, one every six or seven feet. When walking at night, the bodies were wearing tall felt hats and some yellow papers with symbols on their foreheads. The hotel that does the business of corpse drivers is not closed all year round, of course, it is day and night. There are two purposes: first, behind those two doors is the resting place of the body. They arrived before dawn and left after dusk. The body stood against the wall behind the door. If they can't leave in bad weather, they may stay for a few days and nights. No one has touched the door of this hotel except the passing corpse driver. Because of the horror of the corpse, the door has become a very mysterious and horrible forbidden area. Even the staff in the hotel didn't look around. Even if they knew there was no body there, no one wanted to see the back of the mysterious door. Second, bodies come and go after dark and before dawn. Actually, it's all at night. There is no need to close the door in order to facilitate the entry and exit of the body. Closing the door is nothing more than theft prevention. This kind of hotel will not be stolen. Thieves dare not patronize. Even if they dare to steal, they will not steal anything. It is said that corpses can jump because of the yellow paper symbols on their faces, so when they stop at a place, the mage immediately removes the paper symbols from their faces, otherwise they will jump out by themselves. During the Anti-Japanese War, under the eaves of a family in Datong Street, Chongqing, a note was posted on the door frame, which read: "Send the body back to Hunan on behalf of". People who have heard of this matter, after reading the note, already know that it is to drive the corpse, because he explained that "going back to Hunan", if it is not to drive the corpse, its business scope will never be limited to Hunan, and it will not be as horrible as "transporting the corpse". "Acting to transport the corpse back to Hunan" is an old man in his 60s. According to him, the above-mentioned corpse-driving situation is true, and he is not sure when and who created it. This weird method is closely related to Taoism. He also said: it is rare for outsiders to see this, not for others to see, but no one dares to see it. He said: this industry is difficult to do outside Xiangxi. First of all, accommodation becomes a problem. Second, people who walk at night don't know how to avoid the gong, but they come to watch the excitement. It's really scary. Third, in many villages, there is no road outside the village, and it is bound to pass through the village. In most places, corpses are not allowed to enter the village, let alone jump. At the same time, the residents along the road don't understand this situation, and they can't be asked to cooperate-D locked up the dog when they heard the gong, because the dead body was afraid of dogs, and the dog bit the clothes of the dead body and the dead body had to fall down. A dog was easy to deal with, so a group came and bit the clothes of the dead body at sixes and sevens. Even if the corpse driver is bitten, things will be very serious, but Xiangxi does not have these difficulties. Why is there a business of "corpse driver"? Because the upper reaches of Yuanjiang River in western Hunan are barren, most poor people go to eastern Sichuan or eastern Guizhou to make a living by peddling, collecting herbs or hunting. There are many mountains in those places, malaria is very heavy, falciparum malaria is often prevalent, and the living environment is extremely bad. Except for the local Miao people, outsiders seldom go. None of the * * * people who died in those places were rich, and * * * traditionally, the concept of transporting corpses back to their hometowns for burial was very deep. However, on the rugged mountain road thousands or hundreds of miles away, even if they have money, it is difficult to transport them by vehicles or stretchers, so some people have created this strange economic way to transport the bodies back to their hometown. One person can catch several bodies, and the cost is naturally too small. As for preservation, it is said that the corpses transported by this method will not be corrupted from the time they are transported to the destination, but those that have been corrupted before transportation cannot be transported. It may be mysterious witchcraft, superstition, a trick to cheat money or a sensational rumor. Yes, yes, I hope ... >>

Question 4: Is it true that the corpse driver in Xiangxi? Are there zombies in the world? I heard it's different from what I saw on TV. In ancient times, traffic was underdeveloped, and people were prone to decay when they died. If you want to transport the body, you have to hurry. Otherwise, it will be too late to ship it home, and I don't know who is with whom ~ ~ ~ So the drive is to drive the ingot! ! ! Don't be misled by TV, TV is not necessarily true! ! !

Question 5: Is it true that the corpse driver in Xiangxi? Has anyone seen it? It's true, but it's not witchcraft or anything. There are three conditions for a corpse driver: courage, physical strength and ugliness. The corpse driver has a way, that is, others look at the corpse that jumps like a zombie from a distance. Actually, it's not. Corpse-driving teams usually dare to talk to their masters and apprentices. One is at the front of the corpse team and the other is at the back of the corpse team. Two people used two long bamboo poles to pass under the armpits of all the bodies, then tied the bodies' arms with ropes, and then struck a gong to clear the way in front, while keeping the living away from the animals and monsters, while using bamboo poles. There is also carrying the corpse, that is, cutting off the head and limbs of the deceased, and then making a straw body to put the corpse together, so that the weight becomes lighter. Carrying the body on your back, covering it with a cloak and coat, and going to the hometown of the deceased have the advantages that the first body becomes lighter; It is necessary to embalm the body first, but it is not necessary to embalm it after discarding it. Maybe you will ask the families of the deceased how they will react when they see the body dismembered. The corpse driver will say, "Please leave first. You are in the sun and can't do magic. Being too close to the dead now will make him dumbfounded. " In this case, people at that time were superstitious and would certainly believe it. Then the corpse driver tidied up the clothes of the corpse to prevent the straw from revealing flaws. Then the family cried and asked the corpse driver to help bury the body. The secret of straw is buried in the soil. As for the three requirements of corpse-chasers, it is easy to understand "courage" and "physical strength", and it is not difficult to understand that you have to carry a corpse from one province to another. As for ugliness, it is to prevent the corpse driver from getting married and having children and then spreading secrets.

Question 6: Is there really a corpse driver in Xiangxi? Will the corpse really listen? It's true whether those bodies are called western gods. I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it. However, books in this field have mentioned that Xiangxi is prone to corpse degeneration and zombies due to geographical factors. But zombies should not understand people! The corpse driver should have a specific way to drive the corpse, but he must not listen to everything. As for the western gods, I have never heard of them.

Question 7: Is it true? There is a corpse-driving technique in folklore. I don't know if it's true or not. There is a saying that the reason why the corpse driver will drive the corpse is because he can continue to walk at night like ordinary people by coating the nose and mouth of the corpse with a Miao herb, but he can't talk and think, and he can obediently follow the instructions of the corpse driver.

Question 8: Is there really Maoshan art in this world? Does the previous Xiangxi corpse drive exist? 10 I'm from Xiangxi, and now there's another corpse driver in Xiangxi. At first, I didn't believe that he could cut a bamboo and practice a spell to make it fly. This thing is true if you believe it, or not if you don't believe it.

Question 9: Does maoshan taoist's corpse drive really exist? No, the theory of ghosts and gods was first invented by ancient people out of fear of the unknown. Later, in order to strengthen his dominance, the ancient kings said that ghosts and gods were' carried forward', so all ghosts and gods were false, or some legends were true, but they were praised. For example, this corpse driver is actually only engaged in transportation, but they specialize in transporting corpses.

Question 10: Is there really a corpse drive in Xiangxi? "three drives and three non-drives" in Xiangxi corpse drive.

Principle of corpse removal: "three drives and three no drives". There are many versions of literature about "three drives and three non-drives" and related folk sayings, with different contents. Due to other people's records, combined with the information we interviewed on the spot, it generally has the following meanings:

"Three-drive" is-

First of all, those executed by the government can be driven away. Including those who were beheaded, hanged and died in cages. The reason is that many of them were persecuted to death by the government, unconvinced and wronged. In this way, they miss their hometown and relatives so much that they should be able to hook their souls back with magic. Generally, the day before I was executed, relatives of prisoners on death row and charities in my hometown would chip in some money to buy all the goods for the old company he invited. On the day of the execution, the old company and the helpers have to wait outside the court. At three o'clock at noon, the knife and axe fell, and the condemned man's head fell to the ground. When the governor and executioner of the government leave the charity ceremony, the old man in red will perform the ceremony and recite the spell, and the assistant will help sew up the beheaded guests on death row. Some bribed prison officials and executioners not to completely cut off their heads, but also added a little flesh to prevent them from becoming decapitated ghosts. Then, they covered the body with spells, burned paper money and prayed for the release of the gods. Through a series of spells, they drove the dead to climb mountains and cross mountains, even boarded a boat and crossed the water, and walked home step by step.

Second, people who died in the war can be driven away. Since ancient times, there have been frequent wars in western Hunan, so it is called "war nest". Local wars are partly due to their special strategic position and more due to complex ethnic relations. Therefore, whether it is between the imperial court and the local government, or between warlords, whether it is between tribes or villages, war is not someone's business, but the responsibility of all adult men in western Hunan, which has almost become a compulsory course in their lives. All wars, big or small, are related to the peace of one party, at least to the honor of a family. So Xiangxi pays special attention to the growth of men. When a teenager reaches eighteen, tribal villages and families will hold a grand adult washing ceremony for him. Before the ceremony begins, the man's father will ask the priests or elders in the tribal villages to choose an auspicious day of the zodiac to preside over the ceremony. On this day, tribal villages will be as lively as Chinese New Year, and men, women and children will gather in the square in front of the village to watch the adult baptism of men. The baptism ceremony is very complicated. First of all, we should put three offerings, ancestral shrines. Under the guidance of priests or elders, men first pray to the god of heaven and earth. After honoring my ancestors and thanking my parents, I began to try all kinds of kung fu. These contents mainly include running, carrying loads, playing with swords, crossing fire pits and climbing knife ladders. And the relatively developed countryside needs to carry out the corresponding etiquette and writing tests. These are the necessary tests for the survival of tribes and families in the future. When all these are passed, the priest will announce that the man is a formal adult and can participate in all activities with the adult men of Zhaili tribe. Therefore, regardless of age, as long as they are killed somewhere, their families and relatives should try their best to "drive" them back to their old places. Moreover, tribal villages will also give such dead people high courtesy and grand burial, and their relatives will also enjoy high honor.

Third, those who died accidentally while working outside can be pursued. Xiangxi has little land and thin soil, and its life is extremely poor. When a man becomes an adult, many people will travel around the world through various channels, and some will leave their wives after three days of marriage. They left their hometown, originally for a good future. The simplest thing is to find a few small money to support the family and revitalize his wife and children. As a result, for one reason or another, some of them not only failed to get rich, but also lost their lives. For such a person, his family and relatives will also endure grief and try their best to collect some silver coins, at least to let his bones return to his hometown.

"three don't catch up" is-

First, people who die of unknown diseases can't catch up. The mountains and forests in Xiangxi and some surrounding areas are dense, and the miasma is very heavy. Some young people died of unknown diseases. People are scared. Because the local medical conditions were very poor at that time, many diseases could not be found and there was no way to treat them. If it is an ordinary emergency, there will be no big problem. If you are infected with an infectious disease, it will be dangerous. Maybe it will cause plague in one or several villages and bring trouble to innocent villagers. At the same time, in order to protect themselves, Xiangxi villages will not let dead bodies cross the border for no reason, not to mention ... >>