Qingming Festival marked around China

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-3-31 9:48:32
A man cleans his family members' tombstone at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A man cleans his family members' tombstone at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)


 
People decorate their family members' gravesite at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
People decorate their family members' gravesite at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)


 
A man refurbishes his family members' tombstone at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
A man refurbishes his family members' tombstone at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)


 
People visit the gravesites of their relatives and ancestors at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
People visit the gravesites of their relatives and ancestors at the Babaoshan People's Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2013. Citizens have begun to remember and honour their deceased family members and ancestors as the annual Qingming Festival draws near. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is usually observed by the Chinese around April 5 each year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)


 
Soldiers present flowers at a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Soldiers present flowers at a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Students attend a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Students attend a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Visitors pay respect to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Visitors pay respect to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Visitors pay respect to the statues of martyrs at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Visitors pay respect to the statues of martyrs at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Students present a wreath to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Students present a wreath to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
A student with flowers in hand attends a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
A student with flowers in hand attends a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Students attend a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Students attend a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Soldiers present flowers at a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Soldiers present flowers at a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
Students attend a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)
Students attend a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013. Various memorial ceremonies were held across the country to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua)


 
 Soldiers present flowers to a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
Soldiers present flowers to a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


 
Paper flowers and paper cranes are presented to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
Paper flowers and paper cranes are presented to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


 
Soldiers view photos of martyrs at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
Soldiers view photos of martyrs at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


 
A soldier presents a flower to a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
A soldier presents a flower to a monument during a memorial ceremony held at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


 
Children present flowers to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
Children present flowers to a monument at Yuhuatai Martyr Cemetery in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, to pay respect to martyrs ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


 
Visitors view a memorial wall on which names of the Nanjing Massacre victims are engraved at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
Visitors view a memorial wall on which names of the Nanjing Massacre victims are engraved at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


 
Visitors mourn the victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)
Visitors mourn the victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, March 30, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Xu Yijia)


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