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BEIJING. – Nearly 14,56 million Chinese visited 150 major cemeteries to honour their deceased relatives during the three-day holiday for Tomb-Sweeping Day, which lasts from Sunday to Tuesday.
The number of people visiting burial sites across the nation increased by 8,8 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The cemeteries deployed service staff to help direct more than 2,27 million vehicles, up 31 percent from the year before, the ministry said.
Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival, is the most important occasion for Chinese to honour their ancestors.
In addition, modern and more eco-friendly ways of honouring the deceased have emerged in recent years, such as “Internet tomb sweeping” and sea burials.
The ministry said no serious accidents were reported during the holiday. – Xinhua.
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