•QingmingFestival,alsoknownasTombsweepingday,isoneofthemostimportanttraditionalChinesefestivals.•FortheChinese,itisaspecialdaytorememberandhonorone'sancestorsatgravesites.origin•ItissaidthattheQingmingFestivaloriginallycommemoratealoyalmanlivingintheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC)namedJieZitui.•TocommemorateJie,thelordorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofJie‘sdeath.Thusbeganthe“coldfoodfestival“•ThecoldfoodfestivaloccursontheeveofQingMingandisoftenconsideredaspartoftheQingMingfestival.Astimepasses,theQingMingfestivalreplacedthecoldfoodfestival.•TombSweepingDayisheldtwoweeksafterthevernalequinox.ItusuallyfallsearlyinApril(betweenthe4thandthe6th),isoneoftheChineseTwenty-fourSolarTerms.time•TombsweepingisregardedasthemostimportantcustomintheQingmingFestival.•sweepingthetombandpayingrespecttothedeadpersonarethetwoimportantthings.weedsaroundthetombareclearedawayandfreshsoilisaddedtoshowcareofthedead.Thedeadperson'sfavouritefoodandwinesaretakentosacrificetothem,alongwithburningpapercoins.customs•Today,thecustomhaschangedincities.Flowersarethebestgiftstothedead.FlyingKitesFlyingkitesisthemostpopularactivitybymanypeopleduringtheQingMingFestival.Manypeopleliketoflythekites.Inthefestival,youwillseeallkindsofkitesinthesky.Itissaidthatitisluckything.Flyingkitescanbringsgoodluckandgetridofdiseaseinthewholeyear.SpringtripItisafinetimetogooutandtoappreciatethebeautifulscenesofnatureduringthefestival.ThiscustomcanbetracedbacktotheTangDynastyandfollowedbyeachdynastylatertilltoday.Sovisitorscanbeseeneverywhereduringthemonthofthefestival.ATimetoTasteTeaQingmingFestivalisalsoatimetoenjoyacupoftea,becausetheteaproducedaroundQingmingFestivalissaidtobewithhigh-quality.Tug-of-warplayonaswingFlyingkitesactivitites