The Funeral of the British Jew Oss Love Hartung (8)
"Spring is 8,000 years old, and the day is 30,000 years. The yellow leaves of Manxi fall, and the white clouds of Li cane. The spirit is still old. There are many big dry quilts, and the Buddha's longevity is immeasurable. ”
This is a five-character poem by Ji Jue Miwan Hatong. It was seen in the major newspapers and periodicals at the time of the opening of the "May Seven" in Hartung.
On July 23, Hartung Mansion officially received the post and was hanged. On the way to the Aili Garden, the traffic is busy, the crown is like a cloud, and the door is full of hanging customers, and its grand occasion is indescribable. From the west of Seymour Road, vehicular traffic is temporarily closed. Outside the park, there are patrols, detectives and "red-headed Ah San".
From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day, there were more than 2,000 Chinese and Western guests, of whom 8 or 9 out of 10 were Chinese. At the east and west ends of the Aili Garden, there is a tall Sucai archway, which traverses the Jing'an Temple Road, and is called "East Yuan Gate" and "West Yuan Gate".
In front of the gate, there is also a plain color archway, and the bombardment lights of "Hatong Mansion" on both sides are hung on both sides. More than a dozen drummers sat in the trumpet room and picked up guests with drum music. Guests must submit a business card to the entrance, and then sign the guest sign-in book, and the usher will give a yellow flower and a commemorative medal of the statue of Hartung Gong, tied on the left placket, and then follow the prescribed white route to the meandering to the worship hall.
Where they passed, there were white silk plaques and white silk pillars on both sides, and flowers and plants were painted on them, and there were elegiac words. The beauty of the arrangement is fascinating.