Here is a very good site for a good amount of information on ancester worship.
http://www.thaiworldview.com/hongkong/religion/ancestor.htm
The Chinese believe in looking after their deceased. So after the death of a loved one, they will burn certain replicas of earthly goods the deceased would like to have in the afterlife. I went to see some of hte replicas being made at a factory in Ang Mo Kio in Singapore. I took photos of the houses they were busy building with bamboo sticks and paper. This makes for easy transport and burning.
This family specialises in making houses. First the frames are made with bamboo sticks. They join the sticks with pieces of strong paper and some what looks like home made glue. The maker has a band on his wrist with a blob of glue on.
Then the frames get covered with white paper and over the white paper comes coloured paper. The houses vary greatly in sizes. They are made according to the size the customer wants and the items added to the house are also per customer request. The next photo is a small piece of a much bigger house like the one in the photo that was shown to me.
Inside the houses are also rooms, just like in a normal house.
Then of course the house may have deceases family members living in it. And don't forget servants.
A very intersting factory to visit.
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