Joss paper paper is traditionally made from coarse bamboo paper, which feels handmade with many variances and imperfections, although rice paper is also commonly used. Traditional joss is cut into individual squares or rectangles. Depending on the region, Joss paper may be decorated with seals, stamps, pieces of contrasting paper, engraved designs or other motifs. Different types of spirit money are given to distinct categories of spirits. The three main types of spirit money are cash (also known as copper), silver and gold. Cash monies are given to newly deceased spirits and spirits of the unknown. Gold spirit money (jin) is given
Xuan Jinglin Xuan Jinglin Xuan Jinglin (; 1907 – January 22, 1992), also romanised as Sie King-ling, was a Republican era Chinese actress. She was bought out of a brothel and became a successful actress. Xuan was born in Shanghai in 1907 when her name was Tian Jinlin. She was bought up in a family that was so poor that her mother sold her to a brothel in order that her elder siblings might eat. She had little education and was described as barely literate. She was discovered by Zhang Shichuan. He had seen her as a child in an amusement park