Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui,who lived in Shanxi province in 600 nd has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality,he invited his faithful follower to join ver,Jie declined his invitation,preferring to lead a hermit's life with his mother in the eving that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain,the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire.
To his consternation,Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to commemorate Jie,the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's began the “cold food feast”，a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit.
The Qingming Festival,Pure Brightness Festival or Clear Bright Festival,Ancestors D★★ay or Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox)，usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar (see Chinese calendar)。Astronomically it is also a solar term (See Qingming)。
The Qingming festival falls on the first day of the fifth solar term,named name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime （踏青 Tàqīng,“treading on the greenery”） and tend to the graves of departed ones.
In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers,people also enjoy hope of Spring on this Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly,the trees and grass become green and nature is again e ancient times,people have followed the custom of Spring this time tourists are everywhere.
People love to fly kites during the Qingming flying is actually not limited to the Qingming uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day,but also at night.A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars,and therefore,are called “god's lanterns.”
Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly important,it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family use it reinforces the ethic of filial piety,Qing Ming is a major Chinese rally meaning “clear” (Qing) and “bright” (Ming)，this Chinese festival falls in early spring,on the 106th day after the winter is a “spring” festival,and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears.
Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period,that is,10 days before and after Qing Ming g some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.
