During the Qingming Festival, the world is clear and all things are exuding the old and bringing new. From solemn memorial in the martyrs' cemetery to sending longing among the mountains, rivers and flowers, people inherit their spirits and express their grief in different ways, embrace nature and enjoy the joy of outings. The Qingming paintings unfold, showing the new style of civilization.

The heroic souls remain in the green mountains

"Uncle second was still young when he left home. We specially brought tea and fruit from Guangzhou to express our family's longing." Recently, in the Shenyang Martyrs Cemetery of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, under the name of the martyr "Sun Shi'an" on the wall of the heroic name of the martyr, Sun Qingli, who was over 70 years old, brought her family to place sacrifices and flowers. Sun Shian was born in February 1930 and died in North Korea in March 1953. He was later buried in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Welcoming back heroes is a spiritual inheritance connected by blood. In the Chenyang Martyrs' Cemetery of the Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, there are martyrs of the Volunteer Army such as Qiu Shaoyun and Huang Jiguang. In 2013, China and South Korea reached an agreement to return the remains of martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in South Korea to China. From 2014 to 2024, the remains of 981 Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea returned to their motherland and were buried here.

The picture shows the family of martyrs Sun Shi'an worshiping in front of the heroic wall of the martyrs in the Martyrs Cemetery of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yu Yetong

Thousands of miles away, the Chongqing Air Force Anti-Japanese War Memorial Park is solemn and solemn. Recently, nearly 100 volunteers from Hunan, Shandong, Chongqing, Sichuan and other places held chrysanthemums and climbed up the stairs, lined up neatly under the stele "ambition to soar to the sky", paying tribute to the Chinese and foreign air force martyrs who were sleeping here forever.

During the Anti-Japanese War, more than 200 Chinese and foreign air force martyrs died one after another and were buried in Nanshan, Chongqing. "This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. We must let the heroes know that the people have never forgotten them," said volunteer Yin Yuan.

On March 31, a joint memorial service was held in the Chongqing Air Force Anti-Japanese War Memorial Park. (Photo provided by the interviewee)

From the snowy fields in the north to the mountains of Bayu, the memorial service during the Qingming Festival transcends time and space, closely linking the feelings of family and country with historical memories.

Sent memorial to the fragrant grass and spring breeze

On the morning of the 1st, a public welfare ecological funeral ceremony was held at Chongqing Chongxing Life Memorial Park. Amid the melodious sound of the guzheng, the ashes of 27 deceased were buried in the flower beds, accompanying the green waters and green mountains. The family members presented flowers and recited sacrifices to the deceased, expressing their condolences in the simplest way.

"My relative loved nature very much during her lifetime. Her wish during her lifetime was to return to nature in the simplest way. Such a ceremony was solemn and warm, and made us feel respect for life." A family member who participated said that choosing ecological burial was also to respond to the call for green funeral. This method was both environmentally friendly and land-saving, which was very meaningful.

The family members who bid farewell to the deceased were at the sea burial ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pan Yulong

The breeze of ecological burial blows across the mountains and seas. In Qingdao City, Shandong Province, the "Sea Love" sea burial service team has sent 33,000 deceased souls back to the blue sea in the past 34 years. At the sea burial ceremony held recently, Ms. Zhai, a family member of the deceased, said that in the future, you will think of your relatives when you see the sea, "The sea burial will allow the deceased and nature to last forever."

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"From waiting and identifying, and then to active participation, ecological burial and online sojourning have become a new trend." said Wang Haichun, deputy director of Qingdao Civil Affairs Bureau.

Spring and Jingming go outing

The wind blows pear blossoms, and Qingming Festival is coming. All things grow and spring is strong.

In the ancient city of Taierzhuang, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, new green sprouts among the bricks and tiles and moss, and flowers are hidden under the eaves and brackets. Many tourists wear various Hanfu to take photos and check in, which is very comfortable. "My friend and I went out for a spring outing and felt the vigorous vitality in the beautiful scenery of the ancient city." said Ma Zhe, a tourist from Jining City, Shandong Province.

The ancient city of Taierzhuang in spring is full of vitality. (Photo provided by the interviewee)

Plum blossoms, peach blossoms, and early cherry blossoms compete for beauty. In the Diishihua Valley Scenic Area of ​​Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing, the open lawn becomes a "spring classroom". Many teachers and parents bring students and children to play.

When the breeze blows, the children fly their hand-painted colorful kites, adding a bit of agility and liveliness to the beautiful spring scenery. Zhou Yongle, the head of the Diishi Flower Valley Scenic Area, said that the scenic area has the largest Cambrian stromatolite geological relics in China. Here, tourists can learn geography knowledge and get close to nature.

The spring breeze floats, the flowers sway, and the hundreds of magnolias on the west side of Xichun Pavilion in Chenyang Beiling Park are as tender as snow. Many tourists stroll through it and feel the beautiful atmosphere from spring. "I felt the vitality of spring when I saw the flowers blooming so well," said Zhao Meizi, a tourist from Heilongjiang. (Reporters Cong Jiaxin, Zhou Siyu, Zhao Jiale, Yu Yetong, Wu Jiangmin, Hong Kerun)