清代的江南地区明显地表现出封建末世的衰兆 ,社会问题丛生 ,新旧矛盾交织 ,广泛存在于城乡各地的停棺不葬问题即其突出表现之一。导致停棺不葬的原因 ,或为贫困无力 ,或为惑于风水 ,或为地方恶势力的阻葬。这种停葬现象 ,蔑视孝道 ,冲击传统礼教 ,同时污染了环境 ,危害了人们的健康 ,因而引起政府与地方社会的严重关注。政府屡颁禁令 ,而地方社会则通过成立善堂、善会的办法 ,协助官府消除停葬风习 ,收到了良好的效果 The Jiangnan region of the Qing dynasty clearly demonstrated the decline of feudal end of the world, the complicated social problems, the contradictions between the old and the new, and the unending coffin widespread throughout urban and rural areas. The reasons that lead to the cessation of coffins are not funeral, or are impoverished or impoverished, or are confused by geomancy or as a blocking force for local evil forces. This phenomenon of cemetery, contempt for filial piety and impact on traditional ethics and ethics, pollute the environment and endanger people’s health, causing serious concern of the government and local communities. The government repeatedly issued injunctions, and local communities, through the establishment of a chapel and a consultative meeting, helped the government eliminate the funeral customs and received good results