The significance of Qingming

Qingming means: this vitality is passed down from generation to generation. Qingming is on the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox, and the sun shines directly on the equator. The ancients just borrowed the story of Jin Wengong and Zhong Er's missing meson push, combined with the natural phenomenon of willow germination, to remind us that all new life originated from the fundamental laws of nature. The choice of this solar term to offer sacrifices to ancestors expressed the sincere respect of the ancient people in China for this natural law passed down from generation to generation.

Qingming means that this vitality is passed down from generation to generation.

Qingming is on the fifteenth day after the vernal equinox. The sun shines directly on the equator, and then the Yellow River basin gradually turns green. The ancients just borrowed the story of Jin Wengong and Zhong Er's missing meson push, combined with the natural phenomenon of willow germination, to remind us that all new life originated from the fundamental laws of nature. The choice of this solar term to offer sacrifices to ancestors expressed the sincere respect of the ancient people in China for this natural law passed down from generation to generation.

Extended reading

Tomb-Sweeping Day originated from a sad story in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to legend, meson tui and his mother's body were found under a charred willow tree, and Jin Wengong buried them under the tree. The following year, when Zhong Er attended the memorial service again, Huo Ran found that the willow tree had sprouted new branches and gained a new life. Zhong Er picked the branches and put them on his head as garlands, and hung the willow branches outside the window, in order to miss meson push.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the 24 solar terms in China. Also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, Walking Festival and March Festival, the time is after the vernal equinox of the lunar calendar 15, and around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar.