A FUNERAI, IN YUNNAN 



Yunnan is a province in the southwest of China, lying next to Burma and Tibet, and is 

 one ot the richest in its mineral wealth, producing gold, silver, lead, and tin. Some of the 

 Dest varieties of Chinese tea are also grown there. The people inhabiting it are Lolos and 

 not Lhmese, but they have adopted the Chinese language, religion, and customs, so that this 

 picture IS a typical Chinese funeral. The color of mourning is white, not black, and the 

 men at the head of the procession are carrying flags of this color, which they will later erect 

 over the grave, i he curious-looking towers carried behind the coffin are supposed to ward 

 ott evil spirits and prevent their coming near the funeral procession. 



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