From angle of land saving, environmental protection and reform of funeral and interment, this paper comes up with new concept of gene sarira, the influence of gene sarira on culture of funeral rites and the prospects of future cinerarium architecture.

The Han dynasty s grave ceremony writ records Han people s rel.

To establisha fine funeral culture is the essential prerequisite of constructing spiritual civilization.

This paper stated the function of sky burial which conserves the environment and harmonizes the relationship of human and animal,and the Tibetan unique funeral custom which was formed by the introjection of the Buddhist concept and traditional culture through introducing the origin,forming,function,and the comparison of the function of water burial,inhumation,and cremation.

We can find out the traditional thoughts and values in the funeral custom.

The features and the successive function of the Yi people s funeral culture in Weishan;

Research into Regional Characteristics of Funeral Culture in the Three Gorges Area of the Changjiang River----the influence of Han emigrants after Qing and Han dynasties on funeral culture in the Three Gorges Area;

The course of the social development of the Bulangzi people viewed through their funeral culture;