Around the Shangjing, the capital city of Liao lay the most centralized cremation tombs of Liao Dynasty. Take the newly - unearthed brush - carved ashes - case or its surface for example, most of the cremated were the monks; some the Administration officials or common people; few the Khitans. In a word, Nearly all of the cremated were the Hans, who had something to do with Buddhism. It proved that main population under the administration of Khitans nationality were the Hans and we can imagine the social status of the hans and the custom of worshipping Buddha at that time.
