Technology can bring the dead virtually to life

While gravestones have not changed much in hundreds of years, modern technology is providing a "voice from the grave" to allow people to access information on the deceased.

On Tomb-Sweeping Day, or Qingming, which falls in early April, in some cemeteries smartphone users will be able to scan the QR (quick response) code on some gravestones to access a webpage that provides information about the deceased, including stories, pictures, videos and guest books.

"A tombstone with a QR code records memories of love," Hu Jianbo, founder of Shanghai Muoyi Technology Co, told China Daily. The firm specializes in QR codes for tombstones.