Utensils recovered from tombs are often painted with scenes showing feasting, drinking, music and dancing. Quantities of paper objects such as gold ingots, houses and boats were always burnt for the dead to ensure that they would be wealthy in the next world. Our custom of wishing each other "good fortune" at Chinese New Year has never changed to this day.
從現在挖掘出來的墳墓用品看來，普遍在繪畫作品中，描繪了主人享受美食、沉醉笙歌舞宴的場景；又如人死後，家屬總要焚燒大量的紙紮品，包括金錢、華屋、舟船… … 等，希望進入未來世界後，仍要當「有錢人」。