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Tomb-sweeping Festival;Origin of Tomb-sweeping Festival ;It is said that in the seventh century BC during the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Xian was the monarch of the state of Jin. His eldest son, Shen Sheng should have inherited the throne on the death of his father. But Duke Xian had other plans. He wanted the son of his favorite concubine, Li Ji, to succeed him as the ruler of Jin. Duke Xian had Shen Sheng murdered and would have done the same to his second eldest son, Chonger, but Chonger got wind of this and fled.;For 19 long years, Chonger and his entourage of loyal officials and servants wandered homeless, no strangers to cold and hunger. One day, Chong er was?too hungry?and close to death. One of his most faithful followers, Jie Zitui, cut a slice of muscle from his own leg and served it to his master, thereby saving his life. ;Finally in 636 BC ,Chonger managed to take the throne that was rightfully his and took the official title of Duke Wen of the state of Jin. After becoming the ruler of the state, Chonger decided to reward the officials who had stayed with him through his years of wandering. But he forgot about Jie Zitui who had sacrificed the flesh of his leg. Jie Zitui was heartbroken and went away. Later Chonger remembered Jie Zituis sacrifice and sent people to look for him. ;Eventually they found him. Chonger went in person to apologize and ask him to return to the royal court. But Jie itui left them and went deep into the mountains, so no one could find him again. Someone advised Chonger to set fire to the area in order to force Jie Zitui into the open, where he could be talked into returning to the comforts of life in the royal house. ;;Chonger was deeply saddened by this tragedy. He ordered that a temple be built in memory of his most loyal follower. He also ordered that no fires were allowed on the anniversary of Jie Zituis death. So people had to eat their cold food on that day, or the day of Hanshi. In addition, people began to visit Jie