The origin of Qingming Festival originates from the Spring and Autumn Period.

When Duke Wen of Jin was on the way to escape, his minister, Jie Zi Pui, cut his flesh to serve the king to satisfy his hunger. Later, Duke Wen of Jin went to Mian Shan to look for Jie Zi Pui, who did not do it for the sake of merit and avoided it by carrying his old mother on his back.

Duke Wen of Jin used fire to burn the mountain to force Jie Zi push to meet, who found them dead under the old willow tree. A bloody letter was found: Cutting flesh to serve the king to the best of his heart, but wishing that his lord would always be clear. In honor of Jie Zi Tui, Duke Wen of Jin designated this day as the Cold Food Festival, and the day after the Cold Food Festival as the Qingming Festival.

Main Customs:

The Qingming Festival falls on 04-06 of the Gregorian calendar, and the worship of Qingming (ancestor worship at Qingming) is usually held from 10 days before to 10 days after the Qingming Festival, and in some places, it lasts for up to a month. Qingming Festival is one of the important "eight festivals of the year" in China. As a festival, Qingming is different from pure festivals in that festivals are signs of changes in climate and the order of the seasons, while festivals are embedded in spiritual beliefs and rituals.

Ancestor beliefs and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of the Qingming Festival, which is an important carrier for the transmission of beliefs and family and human relationships, and the Qingming Festival is a cultural expression and an important way of being grateful to ancestors and close to people. Qingming tomb-sweeping and ancestor worship custom has become a fixed ritual theme through generations.