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The Origin The troditional Tomb Sweeping Day began about Zhou Dynasty,which has a history of more than 2500 years. The “cold food” festival occurs on the eve of Tomb Sweeping Day and is often considered as part of the Tomb Sweeping Day . As time passes, the Tomb Sweeping Day replaced the “cold food” festival.Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember one‘s elders by making a special effort to visit their graves. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Tui who choose death instead of capitulation（投降） The custom It is also one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. It is the high time for spring plowing and sowing. This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. On each Tomb Sweeping Day, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. Traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. The customs have been greatly simplified today. After slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn incense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet The Games Spring Outings Planting Trees Flying Kites Spring Outings In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Tomb Sweeping Day is a time when the sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times, people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere. Planting Trees Tomb Sweeping Day is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings（树苗） is high and trees grow fast later. In the past, Tomb Sweeping Day was called “Arbor Day”（植树节）. But since 1979, A