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Will people who have no ancestors forget who they are die?

China people have the tradition of "returning the fallen leaves to their roots", that is to say, no matter how well they live outside, or how well they live and work in peace and contentment, they will return to their hometown when they are old, and even if they fail to come back before their death, they will be buried in their hometown after their death. This is called "returning the fallen leaves to their roots", which is an inherent traditional concept of China people.

There is another situation, that is, a person who has scattered branches and leaves outside has descendants, and these descendants have never returned to their ancestral home, and their parents have passed away, so they must "find their roots and ask their ancestors", find their own position, find out their ancestors, and finally realize "recognizing their ancestors and returning to the ancestral home."