After the sacred rite was completed, the beautifully crafted statues and ceremonial implements were burnt, broken, and placed in the pit. Why would anyone have done this? Some theorize that it may have had to do with the issue of dynastic succession, while others suggest that maybe the burning was intended to transmit to heaven the prayers and supplications of the worshippers.
祭祀完畢之後，或許是因為王朝的更迭，或許是一種藉由焚燒上達天神用意，精美的神像與禮器在熊熊烈火中焚燒、損毀，再埋入土坑之中。