Origin of Qingming Festival
    Qingming Festival, also known as the Spring Outing Festival, Xingqing Festival, March Festival, Ancestral Worship Festival, etc., falls at the transition between mid spring and late spring. It, together with the Spring Festival, Loong Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, is known as China's four major traditional festivals. It originates from the ancestral beliefs and spring festival customs of ancient times, with both natural and cultural connotations. The Qingming Festival not only has themes of worship, commemoration, and reminiscence, but also has themes of hiking and enjoying the body and mind. The traditional concept of "unity of heaven and man" is vividly reflected in the Qingming Festival.

Qingming Festival activity
   According to tradition, ancestor worship during Qingming Festival usually takes place on the morning of Qingming Festival to sweep tombs. The way or project of worshiping the Qing Dynasty varies from place to place, and the common practice consists of two parts: one is to renovate the tomb, and the other is to hang burning paper money and offer sacrifices. On the one hand, this behavior can express the filial piety and care of the worshipers towards their ancestors. On the other hand, in the beliefs of ancient people, the graves of ancestors are closely related to the rise and fall of future generations, so tomb cultivation is an important aspect of mourning that cannot be ignored.
   The pear blossom wind is rising during the Qingming Festival, and the wanderer is searching for spring halfway out of the city. At dusk, let's tidy up the lively music and gather the thousands of willow trees belonging to the warbler genus. During the Qingming Festival, when vitality is strong and yin energy is declining, all things are "spitting out the old and embracing the new", and the earth presents a picture of spring and clear scenery. It is a good season for spring outings in the suburbs. Outing, a seasonal folk activity, has a long history in China. Its source is the ancient agricultural ritual of welcoming spring, which has had a profound impact on future generations.

Qingming cuisine
   Due to the integration of elements from the Cold Food Festival during the Qingming Festival, some places in northern China still maintain the habit of eating cold food during the Qingming Festival. In Shandong, Jimo eats eggs and cold cakes, while Laiyang, Zhaoyuan, and Changdao eat eggs and cold sorghum rice. It is said that if they don't eat this, they will suffer hail. In some southern regions of China, it is customary to eat Qingtuan during the Qingming Festival, also known as Qingming cakes. In Shanghai, it is an old custom to use willow branches to weave steamed cake cakes that have been used for sacrificial ceremonies, dry them, and store them. On the day of the beginning of summer, they are fried in oil and given to children to eat. It is said that after eating them, they will not suffer from heatstroke. In Huzhou, Zhejiang, Zongzi is wrapped in every family during the Tomb Sweeping Day, which can be used as a sacrifice to the grave or as a dry food for the outing belt. As the saying goes, "Zongzi is stable and firm during the Qingming Festival." Before and after the Qingming Festival, the snails are fat and strong. Eating lotus root is a wish for the silkworms to have long and healthy silk. Eating sprouted beans is a way to make a fortune.

Qingming Message
   Pear blossoms rise in the wind, clear and bright, all things are pure and pure, and spring is deep. In this season of solemn remembrance, I take the spring scenery as my note, sending a deep affection: May you also feel the power of life inheritance when reminiscing about your ancestors; During the spring outing, don't forget to listen to the echoes of the growth of tree rings. During the Qingming Festival holiday, whether you go to your hometown to pay respects or stop and gaze into the spring mountains, please accept this spring hope.