孟子曰:“养生者不足以当大事,唯送死可以当大事。”这是小说《当大事》的题记。在中国传统孝文化中,送终的仪式甚至比养老的过程还要重大,老实说,这种观念遭到现代中国人的鄙弃已经不止一天了。自五四“非孝”思潮以来,中国孝文化即遭到了不遗余力的批判,这在当时的历史语境中是有其合理性 Mencius said: “Health is not enough to be a major event, only to die can be a major event. ” This is the novel “big event” inscription. In traditional Chinese filial piety culture, the final ritual of delivery is even more important than the process of pensions. To be honest, this concept has been rejected by the modern Chinese for more than one day. Since the May Fourth Movement of “Non-Filial Piety,” the Chinese filial piety culture has been criticized with sparing no effort, which has its rationality in the historical context at that time