Students pay tribute to martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in Rucheng County on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Ou Zhimin)

The Tomb-sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival, which falls on April 5 this year, is a Chinese festival when people pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors by visiting tombs and making offerings.

Students of the Secondary Primary School of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County lay flowers to tombs of martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in the county on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Wu Xu and Yang Pingru)

Students of the Liya Primary School of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County clean a tombstone at the martyrs' cemetery in the county on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Su Yongzhu)

People pay tribute to martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in Changning, Hengyang, on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Liu Donghua)

Students of the Dongfanghong Primary School in Longhui County offer flowers to martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in the county on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Zeng Yong)

Students of the Tuanjie Central Primary School in Huayuan County offer flowers to martyr Sun Shili on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Long Enze)

Students of the Malong Primary School in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County clean a martyrs' cemetery in the county on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Yin Xuping)

Students in Huayuan Town, Dongkou County pay tribute to martyrs in front of a monument in the county on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Teng Zhizhong)

Students pay tribute to martyrs in front of the monument in the Chen Shuxiang Revolutionary Culture Park in Daoxian County on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

Students of the Shazi'ao Primary School in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture pay tribute to martyrs via an online platform on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Peng Biao)

People pay tribute to martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in Hengdong County on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Xiao Yahui)

Firefighters of the firefighting and rescue team in Jiangyong County pay tribute to martyrs at the martyrs' cemetery in the county on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Tian Rurui)

Faculty and student representatives pay tribute to martyrs at the martyrs' memorial square in Yiyang City on April 1. As the Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, people across the province are organizing various forms of memorial activities to commemorate revolutionary martyrs, carrying forward the spirit of heroes and fostering affection for the country. (Photo/Ning Dangbao)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday