Qing Ming Festival, or tomb sweeping day

This weekend was Qing Ming Festival, the day that Chinese honour their ancestors and sweep the graves of their deceased family members. Most activities are out of town at the cemeteries so we didn't see much of it, but I wanted to share a picture I found online.

As you can see, life in heaven is not necessarily easy for the Chinese. People up there need a little support every year in the form of paper money, cars, iPhones and houses. Let's hope the ashes made their way up and reached the right pockets.

Because we had two free days from work, today (Sunday) is a working day again. Such is life in China! Nothing comes for free.

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