Throngs of visitors on Kuanhouli old street in Jinan, capital of East China’s Shandong Province. China saw 100 million domestic trips during the three-day Qingming Festival holiday that ended Saturday, up 8.3 percent from last year’s holiday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said yesterday. The festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day, is an important occasion for Chinese to honor their ancestors. Many also spent the three-day holiday traveling. More than 9.7 million Chinese visited cemeteries to honor their deceased relatives during the holiday.China News Service |