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Nearly 14.56 mln Chinese honor deceased during Tomb-Sweeping holiday

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Nearly 14.56 million Chinese visited 150 major cemeteries to honor 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 honor their ancestors.

In addition, modern and more eco-friendly ways of honoring the deceased have emerged in recent years, such as "Internet tomb-sweeping" and sea-burials.

The ministry said no severe accidents were reported during the holiday. Endi