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Qingming Festival at Tiananmen Square

During the 3 days vacation of Qingming Festival, Tiananmen Square was flooded with tourists from around the country.

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Qingming Festival (also called Pure Brightness Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival on the 106th day after the winter solstice, occurring on April 4 (leap years) or April 5 (other years) of the Gregorian calendar. It marks the middle of spring and above all, a sacred day of the dead.

2 Comments

  • At 2009.04.22 03:48, Traveler said:

    hi…seemed that this festival attracts many tourists,,,anyway, may you put the festival itself pics?

    • At 2009.04.24 00:35, huibo said:

      hi, it’s the 3 days vacation that attracted so many tourists, but for the festival, each family has their own way of remembering the dead :)

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