Twelve kinds of traditional foods eaten by Tomb-Sweeping Day are: green jiaozi, mugs, steamed mushrooms, steamed dumplings, eggs, Qingming rice, mustard rice, jujube cakes, onion and egg cakes, vegetarian jiaozi, pancakes and steamed bread.

Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the outing festival, is at the turn of mid-spring and late-spring, usually around April 5 and the15th day after the vernal equinox. From 65438 to 0935, the government of the Republic of China designated April 5th as Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as the national Tomb-Sweeping Day. On February 7th, 2007, the 1 98th executive meeting in the State Council adopted the Decision on Amending the National Festival and Memorial Day, stipulating that "Tomb-Sweeping Day will have a holiday of1day (Tomb-Sweeping Day in the Lunar New Year), and Tomb-Sweeping Day will officially become a legal holiday in 2008, with one day off.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er of Jin Wengong was exiled. He was tired and hungry on the road. He cut a piece of meat from his thigh and made soup for Zhong Er. Zhong Er was very grateful when he learned about it. When Jin Wengong ascended the throne, he forgot to praise his ministers, but Jiexiu didn't want fame and fortune and lived in Mianshan. Zhong Er regretted it and burned Mianshan to find it. Afterwards, he found Jiexiu carrying his mother to death in a yellow Liuxia, and left his last words: "I hope your master will always be awake."