Qingming, when the sky is clear and the breeze is gentle, is the perfect time for Chinese people to enjoy the beautiful springtime scenery with friends or return to hometown to pay respects to ancestors.
A grand ceremony paying tribute to Huangdi, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation who is believed to have been sovereign of a united China around 5,000 years ago, was held at the Xiandu Scenic Spot in Jinyun, Zhejiang province, on Tuesday.