Nanjing to dig a hundred years old woman's corpse to be cremated

The identification of the female corpse was determined by Mrs. Tao, who died in 1929.

Hu Hanmin once wrote her inscription

On March 22, the Morning News reported on a banyan tree that had been unearthed in the exhumation grave of Jiangning District, Nanjing. The remains of the woman buried more than 100 years ago are well preserved and look like life. This rare event has aroused the attention of readers. Many readers are eager to know the true identity of the deceased. Why is the department of cultural protection not "archaeological"? How does the body end? The reporter conducted a follow-up to help everyone solve their doubts.

The deceased was Madame Feng Jiatao.

According to reports, on the evening of the incident, people in the relevant departments suggested that the corpse be cremated. After consultation with the Feng family, the staff of Suihua Community decided to send Madame Tao’s body to the funeral home for preservation. However, according to regulations, a cremation center in a funeral parlor is required to issue a death certificate. The specific identity and age of the body that the legend has been buried for more than 100 years are unknown, and the death certificate is not good enough.

In order to issue a death certificate, the Feng family had to search for evidence. Fortunately, on the morning of March 23, an elder of Feng’s family found a portrait. The head of the portrait, “The Portrait of Madame Feng Mother Taotai,” was titled by the high-ranking Kuomintang of the Kuomintang during the period of the Republic of China. Both the death month and the life record are recorded. The Feng family said that Madame Tao was the dead and was born in the first year of Xianfeng and died in the 18th year of the Republic of China at the age of 79.

The reporter noticed that the portrait was a porcelain painting, exquisite workmanship, and a dearth of completeness, and the portrait of Madame Tao was both kind and majestic. There is a text description in the portrait: Mrs. Tao Tao knows Dali, devoted her life to vehement worship, and is enthusiastic about charity.

Why is the department of cultural protection not "archaeological"?

Among the Fengjia descendants and local residents, many people said that although Mrs. Tao’s burial time was not 130 years old, it was nearly a hundred years. His remains were well-preserved, with a beautiful appearance and even a complete set of portraits and portraits. It is not ordinary and has considerable cultural value. I hope it can be preserved and studied. "Other tombs do not have this effect. For example, my father-in-law, even the coffins are rotted." Mr. Feng said that the number of children of Mrs. Tao was higher than hers. The grave was also on the side of her grave. , but there is not a complete body.

A staff member of the Jiangning Museum said that according to the situation on the spot, Mrs. Tao Tao’s corpse was not rotted. There were three main reasons: First, the site was better, and the terrain was not high. Secondly, the eucalyptus has good sealing performance. Third, the lime spice in the coffin also played a certain role in preservation. Mrs. Tao’s body preservation technology was common at large households at that time, but it was not possible to ensure that the body was not rot for a hundred years because of anti-corrosion technology. It was a combination of several conditions and was indispensable. Due to the wet and rainy regions in the south, once preserved ancient remains were isolated from the air by anti-corrosion fluids, such as the Mawangdui Xinchao tomb in Hunan, and the ancient Ming Dynasty unearthed from the Fahrenheit family tomb in Dongshan Town, Jiangning City, which was not far from Suihua. The corpses are preserved by the liquid and the air is preserved. It is a miracle that Mrs. Tao’s body is preserved under dry conditions. However, according to national regulations, the cemetery before 1840 was of cultural heritage value. Madame Tao died in 1929 and cannot be protected as a cultural relic.

Remains cremated after burial

"She is not a modern man. She is our ancestor. I think the cremation policy does not apply to her body." A descendant of Feng Jia said that he hoped that relevant departments would consider carefully, preserve the remains, or bury them directly.

The Suihua Street stated that the civil affairs department requested that the remains of Madame Tao be cremated in accordance with state regulations and be buried.

A staff member of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Jiangning District stated that they encountered this situation for the first time. According to the "Management Regulations of the Funeral Administration of Jiangsu Province", if the remains have no cultural value, they should be cremated and then buried. However, Mrs. Tao’s death certificate can be written by Suihua Street and written by the local police station.

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