The Origin of Qingming Festival
China's traditional Qingming Festival probably originated in the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of over 2500 years. In ancient times, it was not as important as the Cold Food Festival which took place the day before. Because the dates of Qingming and the Cold Food Festival were close to each other, people gradually integrated their customs. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties period (581 to 907 AD), the Qingming Festival and the Cold Food Festival had slowly merged into one festival, becoming a day for tomb sweeping and ancestor worship, which is today's Qingming Festival. Thus, the Qingming Festival...