The Origin of Qingming Festival in 2011 The origin of the traditional festival "Qingming"
China's traditional Qingming Festival probably started in the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of over 2500 years. Initially, Qingming was an important solar term. Once Qingming comes, the temperature begins to rise and it is just a very good time for spring ploughing and sowing. Hence, there goes the saying “plant melons and beans before and after Qingming”.