| Summary/Abstract |
Influenced by Confucian culture and Soviet traditions, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gives special attention to the arrangements for officials’ funerals. The format of these funerals is framed according to the officials’ rank and political performance. This article primarily discusses the funerals of national leaders and identifies five different roles: great leader, eminent leader, deposed leader, political offender, and political traitor. The leaders are given more stately funerals in accordance with how closely their performance in life is in accordance with the expectations of the Party. Through framing funerals, the leaders of the CCP seek to reinforce their personal political beliefs, as well as the ruling hegemony and legitimacy of the regime.
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