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[Customs] Qingming Festival in 2015

Qingming Festival, means clear and bright in Chinese, is the day for mourning the dead. It falls in early April every year. It corresponds with the onset of warmer weather, the start of spring pl

2016-09-13 14:00:58+0800

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[Customs] The Scroll that Says It All清明上河图

(清明上河图 Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú), a panoramic painting reputedly created by Song Dynasty (960-1279) artist Zhang Zeduan (张择端), celebrates not only a festival, but an entire culture.

2016-02-17 15:38:35+0800

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[Customs] TOMB SWEEPING DAY

Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节 qīngmíng jiē) is a time for families to celebrate life, and to pay respects to their ancestors. It's a time of mixed emotions: sadness over lost loved ones and joy fo

2016-01-29 06:00:00+0800

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[Characters] Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members.

2013-07-06 09:00:00+0800

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[Vocabulary] Chinese translation: Top 8 Words for Qingming Festival

This year’s Qingming Festival (清明节－ qīng míng jié) falls on April 4th, 2013. Here are some of the top 8 words and phrases used for 清明节 that are found in the wild!

2013-04-28 11:52:40+0800

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[Customs] Spring outing and Planting in Qingming Festival清明节踏青植树

Qingming festival is one of the solar terms, and also a very important festival in China.清明节是二十四节气之一，也是中国最重要的传统节日之一。

2013-04-07 09:27:51+0800

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[Reading] Why do Chinese Sweep Tomb on Qingming?清明祭祖的原因

Grave-sweeping is a traditional custom in Chingming festival. Why do we visit the graves of their ancestors? It refers to a king named Liu Pang.扫墓是清明节一项传统的活动。为什么清明要扫墓呢？这

2013-03-28 17:38:22+0800

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[Customs] Do you Know the Origin on Qingming/Cold Food Festival?清明节的来源

The Cold Food Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday before the Qingming Festival. It associated with Jie Zi Zhui.寒食节是清明节前的一个传统节日。谈到寒食节，有点历史知识的人，都会联想到历史人

2013-03-27 18:01:38+0800

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[Customs] Chinese Sweep Tomb on qingming清明祭祖

Known as the Grave-sweeping or Spring Remembrance, Ching Ming ("clear and bright"), is when Chinese families show their respect by visiting the graves of their ancestors.本文介绍中国人为什么要清

2013-03-27 17:40:09+0800

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[Customs] These Customs on Qingming Festival 清明节的那些习俗

Ching Ming Festival is one of traditional festival in China. A lot of interesting customs are in Ching Ming Festival. 清明节中国的传统节日之一，清明节民间人有很多有趣的习俗。

2013-03-27 17:33:18+0800

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[Customs] Why do Chinese Fly kites on Qingming Festival为什么清明放风筝

Flying kites is a traditional activity on on Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day. 放风筝是清明时节人们喜爱的一项活动。

2013-03-27 17:24:58+0800

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[Food] How to make Sweet Green Rice Ball 怎么做青团？

The sweet green rice ball is a traditional Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) food popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.