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'Tomb Sweeping Day' distorts Chinese meaning of Qingming Festival

Qingming would have made a nice loanword, like kung fu or feng shui, but it wasn't meant to be. Although there are a billion Chinese speakers, qing and ming never quite made it into any Western lexicon. Why?

What's happening in China around Qingming FestivalRead more

Use your phone to 'call' the deadUse your phone to 'call' the dead

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Parents grieve loss of their only childParents grieve loss of their only child

Living guide for Qingming Festival Read more

Famous scenic spots along Yellow RiverFamous scenic spots along Yellow River

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Traditional snacks during Qingming FestivalTraditional snacks during Qingming Festival

Light a candle for the loss of lifeChina's Weekly Photo

Name: Yang Lijun Date of death: Mar. 22, 2013 Yang Lijun, 21, disappeared into a 6-meter-deep hole in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, on Mar. 22, 2013.Name: Yang Lijun
Date of death: Mar. 22, 2013
Yang Lijun, 21, disappeared into a 6-meter-deep hole in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, on Mar. 22, 2013.

Name: Song Yang Date of death: Mar. 22, 2013 Song Yang, bus driver, who managed to protect passengers while he was having a stroke, in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Mar. 22, 2013. Name: Song Yang
Date of death: Mar. 22, 2013
Song Yang, bus driver, who managed to protect passengers while he was having a stroke, in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Mar. 22, 2013.

Name: Xu Haobo Date of death: Mar. 4, 2013 Xu Haobo, only two-month-old, was murdered by a thief who found Haobo sleeping in a car that he had stolen in Changchun on Mar. 4, 2013, Name: Xu Haobo
Date of death: Mar. 4, 2013
Xu Haobo, only two-month-old, was murdered by a thief who found Haobo sleeping in a car that he had stolen in Changchun on Mar. 4, 2013,

Name: Zhuang Zedong Date of death: Feb. 10, 2013 Zhuang Zedong, 73, died of rectal cancer; he was one of the world's best ping-pong players in the 1960s, and famous as his participation in the historic Sino-US ping-pong diplomacy in the 1970s. Name: Zhuang Zedong
Date of death: Feb. 10, 2013
Zhuang Zedong, 73, died of rectal cancer; he was one of the world's best ping-pong players in the 1960s, and famous as his participation in the historic Sino-US ping-pong diplomacy in the 1970s.

Name: Yang Jianyi Date of death: Jan. 15, 2013 Yang Jianyi, 60, the school's headmaster of a primary school; he was killed by protecting his students from a mobster who broken into school and stabbed a student. Name: Yang Jianyi
Date of death: Jan. 15, 2013
Yang Jianyi, 60, the school's headmaster of a primary school; he was killed by protecting his students from a mobster who broken into school and stabbed a student.

Name: Xiang Yao Date of death: Nov. 16, 2012 Xiang Yao, 30, a caricaturist, published her works under the pseudonym of Xiong Dun ruthlessly took her young life; her inspirational comic series "Piss off, Mr. Cancer" became a wake-up call to many young people who love her works.Name: Xiang Yao
Date of death: Nov. 16, 2012
Xiang Yao, 30, a caricaturist, published her works under the pseudonym of Xiong Dun ruthlessly took her young life; her inspirational comic series "Piss off, Mr. Cancer" became a wake-up call to many young people who love her works.

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