This Day, That Year

Item from April 7, 1997, in China Daily: An elderly man wipes dust off the tombstone of a relative in Babaoshan, western Beijing on Saturday during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, when Chinese people pay their respects to their dead.

Tomb Sweeping Day traditionally sees families cleaning tombs and graves and leaving offerings for the deceased.

But for people far from home, the internet provides a way to pay their respects.