What does Tomb-Sweeping Day mean?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the traditional festivals in China and one of the 24 solar terms in China. The festival time is around Tomb-Sweeping Day in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar. Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the four famous festivals in the south of the Yangtze River. It's sunny in spring, windy in the morning and evening, suitable weather, lush vegetation and vibrant nature. At this time, official culture and folk culture are intertwined, and firecrackers, colorful folk activities, rich food and profound cultural heritage make Qingming particularly lively and interesting.

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is one of the top ten famous paintings handed down by China. It is a long scroll painted by Zhang Zeduan, a painter in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is rich in oriental characteristics and describes in detail the prosperity, urban customs and people's life of Bianjing City in the Northern Song Dynasty. This painting has become an important cultural heritage in the history of China, and it has also provided inspiration for many excellent works created by Li Shizhong, Zhao Shaoang and others in the fields of calligraphy, painting, music and drama.

Besides Tomb-Sweeping Day and the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day has other cultural connotations. For example, climb mountains, enjoy flowers, fly kites, have an outing, explore secluded places, travel around the mountains and feel the prosperity and beauty of nature; Or worship the ancestors, mourn the deceased relatives, and cherish the virtues of the ancestors; Or organize charity activities to give warmth to those in need. These are all one of the cultural connotations of Qingming.