The thesis examines the imitation meaning of the funeral in "Xunzi" by the anthropology. First, I explain the viewpoints of the anthropologists James George Frazer, Arnold van Gennep and Bronisław Kasper Malinowski on death and funeral. Furthermore, I analyze Chinese how to face them and discuss "Xunzi". The main purpose of "Xunzi"'s funeral concept is to make people relieve their grief and express respect to the dead, and they can achieve because "Xunzi" advocate "imitation" and "treat the dead as the live". In addition, "Xunzi" promote "simulating heaven", thereby expanding the expressive space of the emotion.