The　incineration　of　sacrificial　offerings　generates　numerous　hazardous　air　pollutants,　including　particulate　matter　(PM),　CO,　SO2,　NOx　and　non-methane　hydrocarbons　(NMHC),　which　has　significant　effects　on　the　environment　and　human　health.　However,　due　to　the　concealment　of　sacrificial　offerings　incineration,　the　emission　of　such　pollutants　has　not　received　sufficient　attention.　Relevant　quantification　of　the　emission,　emission　factors　and　pollution　control　measures　for　this　pollution　source　are　lacking.　To　address　these　problems,　herein,　we　quantified　the　particulate　matter　and　its　chemical　composition　and　the　emission　levels　of　gaseous　pollutants,　including　SO2,　NOx,　NMHC　and　CO,　by　performing　incineration　experiments　of　four　typical　sacrificial　offerings　(Joss　paper,　Funeral　wreath,　Taoist　paper　art　and　Yuanbao　paper),　and　obtained　the　emission　factors　and　emission　characteristics　for　the　incineration　of　sacrificial　offerings.　Therefore,　this　study　lays　the　foundation　and　provides　support　for　establishing　an　emission　inventory　of　the　air　pollutants　from　the　incineration　of　sacrificial　offerings　and　introducing　corresponding　pollution　control　measures.　The　results　show　that　the　emission　concentrations　of　CO　and　total　suspended　particulate　(TSP)　from　the　incineration　of　sacrificial　offerings　greatly　exceed　the　emission　standard,　with　averages　of　621.4　mg　m(-3)　and　142.9　mg　m(-3)　at　11%　oxygen　content,　respectively.　The　average　emission　factors　of　SO2,　NOx,　NMHC,　CO,　PM10　and　PM2.5　for　the　incineration　of　the　four　offerings　are　(0.47　+/-　0.17)　kg　t(-1),　(2.46　+/-　0.35)　kg　t(-1),　(5.78　+/-　2.41)　kg　t(-1),　(32.40　+/-　8.80)　kg　t(-1),　(4.23　+/-　0.71)　kg　t(-1)　and　(2.62　+/-　0.48)　kg　t(-1),　respectively,　among　which　the　emission　intensities　of　NMHC　and　CO　are　relatively　high.　Among　the　different　types　of　sacrificial　offerings,　the　overall　average　emission　factor　of　air　pollutants　generated　from　the　incineration　of　Yuanbao　paper　is　the　highest,　which　is　mainly　due　to　the　low　burning　efficiency　and　the　coating　material.　For　the　chemical　composition　of　the　particulate　matters,　ions,　OC,　EC　and　metal　elements　account　for　proportions　of　the　PM2.5　at　(23.55　+/-　10.37)　%,　(29.74　+/-　9.95)　%,　(14.83　+/-　6.55)　%　and　(13.45　+/-　4.88)　%,　respectively,　indicating　that　the　organic　pollution　is　severe