winter moonlight 冬日月光
The snow, so peaceful and serene,
caressed by the soft moonlight,
gave magical feelings to the night.
雪，静谧地，被柔和的月光笼罩着，
这个夜晚如此神奇！
The soft blue glow,
the lovers' words that then did flow,
their lips closer and closer
until, locked in the throes
of a passionate embrace,
he decided to express his feelings,
to keep her safe.
温柔的蓝光在闪烁，
爱的话语也随之流淌出来。
他们的嘴唇挨的如此近，
直到以吻封缄。
他决定表达他的感情，来让她感到安稳。
He whispered softly,
his words like music to her ears,
"I Love You,"
and her response the same,
heard like the gentle breeze,
"And I, love you, forever."
他柔和地低语，
他的言谈似音乐在她耳边吟唱，
“我爱你”
她也报之同样的答复，听上去似微风拂过，
“我也爱你，永远”
That was the night they promised
to be together through everything,
each to care for the other when old and gray.
A lovers' pact
the most likely to last.
那是他们盟誓的夜晚，
相约在一起度过一生，彼此爱护，直到头发斑白。
爱人的誓言最有可能持久。
2009年4月24日星期五
2009年4月23日星期四
Is Your Romance Over?
Is Your Romance Over?
There comes a time in every relationship – before AND after marriage – when one of the two people pauses to look within and ask, “Is this what I want?”
This is a natural progression when you are growing closer to someone. Relationships can often look and feel like a dance: you hold each other near for a while, and then, sooner or later, you back up and look at each other with a bit of emotional distance. Depending on what you “see” when you take a step back, and the level of your conversation about the issues you are experiencing, you decide to reunite and continue dancing, or, move away from each other. No doubt about it… the love dance can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster ride instead of a romantic waltz.
Here are some questions that will help you get clarity to decide if it is time to break up... or re-commit. Answer these questions as honestly as possible:
The “Other” Factor
When you are with your partner, do you often think of, or wish, you were with someone else? This is often a red flag that says you want out because you know she or he is not quite right. You may have settled; you may have fear of being alone; or, you may feel that there is a scarcity of potential partners and that you are lucky to have found someone, even if they aren’t “IT” for you.
Resentment or Other Negative Emotions
Do you often resent the requests that he or she makes of you? Does he or she do things that embarrass you, or make you feel bad, but you are afraid to mention it? Can you learn to say NO when you need to? If you don’t know how to say NO graciously, and you are starting to overflow with the hot lava of anger, your mutual dynamic has to change. If it doesn’t, you will either start behaving covertly, have an emotional explosion, or…you are heading for a breakup.
Values and Standards
Do you both share important values? Take a good look at what you treasure and hold dear and see if your partner feels the same way. Can you talk about it and is he or she willing to get counseling help as soon as possible? If not, your relationship is probably hanging by a thread.
Lying and Cheating
Has your partner cheated on you? This is a difficult problem for most relationships and is a definite warning sign that your partnership may not last. Your only hope of working this through and coming out successfully on the other side is to get a coach or therapist and address the issues that brought it about. Beware: Do not settle for easy answers. If there is any physical or psychological abuse, don’t make excuses for the person. You want out now.
Liking and Respecting Each Other
Do the two of you LIKE each other? You might have fantastic chemistry but you can count on that to vanish over time if you do not genuinely like each other. Liking someone usually involves sharing a sense of humor, following the same spiritual beliefs, having respect for each other’s character and integrity, and admiring the work or contribution that each one does.
Love and Passages
Do you love each other? Do you believe that the feelings are mutual? When the infatuation stage passes, do you still find this person to be someone you love unconditionally? Do you care as much for their happiness as you do your own?
Enduring Love
Do you feel that your love is timeless, and if you had met at any time in your life, you would still have chosen each other? Is your deepest desire to grow old together? Can you picture the stages of life you will have with each other? These are all positive signs that you are in this relationship for the long haul.
However…can you let go and move on if your partner wants to leave? When you are strong enough to be able to walk away, if the other person doesn’t want to be there anymore, then you have a chance to talk it through and possibly mend what got broken. If you cling, feel desperate, and inflict guilt or blame, your chances for making it together or of being happy are greatly diminished.
Is your romance over? How you answered the above may give you some clues. Whatever you discovered, you may have some work to do. Which is entirely normal. Anything worth having is worth working for.
xoxoxo
CJ
New Relations
Chicago, Illinois
USA
There comes a time in every relationship – before AND after marriage – when one of the two people pauses to look within and ask, “Is this what I want?”
This is a natural progression when you are growing closer to someone. Relationships can often look and feel like a dance: you hold each other near for a while, and then, sooner or later, you back up and look at each other with a bit of emotional distance. Depending on what you “see” when you take a step back, and the level of your conversation about the issues you are experiencing, you decide to reunite and continue dancing, or, move away from each other. No doubt about it… the love dance can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster ride instead of a romantic waltz.
Here are some questions that will help you get clarity to decide if it is time to break up... or re-commit. Answer these questions as honestly as possible:
The “Other” Factor
When you are with your partner, do you often think of, or wish, you were with someone else? This is often a red flag that says you want out because you know she or he is not quite right. You may have settled; you may have fear of being alone; or, you may feel that there is a scarcity of potential partners and that you are lucky to have found someone, even if they aren’t “IT” for you.
Resentment or Other Negative Emotions
Do you often resent the requests that he or she makes of you? Does he or she do things that embarrass you, or make you feel bad, but you are afraid to mention it? Can you learn to say NO when you need to? If you don’t know how to say NO graciously, and you are starting to overflow with the hot lava of anger, your mutual dynamic has to change. If it doesn’t, you will either start behaving covertly, have an emotional explosion, or…you are heading for a breakup.
Values and Standards
Do you both share important values? Take a good look at what you treasure and hold dear and see if your partner feels the same way. Can you talk about it and is he or she willing to get counseling help as soon as possible? If not, your relationship is probably hanging by a thread.
Lying and Cheating
Has your partner cheated on you? This is a difficult problem for most relationships and is a definite warning sign that your partnership may not last. Your only hope of working this through and coming out successfully on the other side is to get a coach or therapist and address the issues that brought it about. Beware: Do not settle for easy answers. If there is any physical or psychological abuse, don’t make excuses for the person. You want out now.
Liking and Respecting Each Other
Do the two of you LIKE each other? You might have fantastic chemistry but you can count on that to vanish over time if you do not genuinely like each other. Liking someone usually involves sharing a sense of humor, following the same spiritual beliefs, having respect for each other’s character and integrity, and admiring the work or contribution that each one does.
Love and Passages
Do you love each other? Do you believe that the feelings are mutual? When the infatuation stage passes, do you still find this person to be someone you love unconditionally? Do you care as much for their happiness as you do your own?
Enduring Love
Do you feel that your love is timeless, and if you had met at any time in your life, you would still have chosen each other? Is your deepest desire to grow old together? Can you picture the stages of life you will have with each other? These are all positive signs that you are in this relationship for the long haul.
However…can you let go and move on if your partner wants to leave? When you are strong enough to be able to walk away, if the other person doesn’t want to be there anymore, then you have a chance to talk it through and possibly mend what got broken. If you cling, feel desperate, and inflict guilt or blame, your chances for making it together or of being happy are greatly diminished.
Is your romance over? How you answered the above may give you some clues. Whatever you discovered, you may have some work to do. Which is entirely normal. Anything worth having is worth working for.
xoxoxo
CJ
New Relations
Chicago, Illinois
USA
2009年4月20日星期一
who's who
we cannot place our happiness all on others, for they can only understand and help us in a limited degree. as a matter of fact, in the world those who add flowers to the brocade are more than those send charcoal in snowy weather. if you behave firmly, others will all come to encourage you; if you behave weakly, few will come to help you.
我们不能把快乐全部寄托在别人身上,因为别人只能有限度地了解和帮助我们.而事实上，这个世界锦上添花的人总比雪中送炭的多.如果你表现得很坚强,别人就都来鼓励你;如果你软弱,就很少有人来扶助你了.
---罗兰
will is a kind of ability that affirms truth and negates falsehood by heart, but not the desire to seek something or avoid something.
意志,是一种能力,一种心灵借以肯定或否定什么是真,什么是错误的能力,而不是心灵借以追求一物或避免一物的欲望。 ----斯宾诺莎
will is the same as wisdom.
意志与智慧二者是一个相同的东西. ----斯宾诺莎
the person with the strongest will in the world is the person who endures everything himself.
世上最坚强的人就是独自忍受一切的人. ----易卜生
all strength of human being is the mixture of patience and time. the so-called strong man not only has a strong will, but also can await a favorable opportunity.
人类所有的力量，只要耐心加上时间的混合,所谓强者，是既有意志,又能等待时机. ---巴尔扎克
a person without indomitable spirit cannot be successful forever.
没有坚韧不拔精神的人永远也好不了。 ----T.威尔逊
it is tenacity rather than talent that makes people successful.
成大事不在才能,而在坚韧. ----詹姆逊
will has a large invisible army made of various liquids even nimbler than lighting, and it can drive its subordinate any time.
意志有一个由比闪电还敏捷的各种液体组成的、看不见的兵团，使它的部下随时供它驱使。 ---拉梅特里
here sincerely dedicate all these famous sayings to my great MLM peers and friends from all over the world! we're just the elites of our internet ages surfing on time tide. my dear friend, let's be proud for our choice of being engaged in MLM. just as the spinoza said, the will is the same as wisdom itself. we are the group of intelligent, strong-willed, passionate, affectionate people! all we do is for love! all for love, love for all!
Love: health products create love, interpersonal marketing creates love, cooperation culture creates love http://www.winalite.com/aboutus/index.do
我们不能把快乐全部寄托在别人身上,因为别人只能有限度地了解和帮助我们.而事实上，这个世界锦上添花的人总比雪中送炭的多.如果你表现得很坚强,别人就都来鼓励你;如果你软弱,就很少有人来扶助你了.
---罗兰
will is a kind of ability that affirms truth and negates falsehood by heart, but not the desire to seek something or avoid something.
意志,是一种能力,一种心灵借以肯定或否定什么是真,什么是错误的能力,而不是心灵借以追求一物或避免一物的欲望。 ----斯宾诺莎
will is the same as wisdom.
意志与智慧二者是一个相同的东西. ----斯宾诺莎
the person with the strongest will in the world is the person who endures everything himself.
世上最坚强的人就是独自忍受一切的人. ----易卜生
all strength of human being is the mixture of patience and time. the so-called strong man not only has a strong will, but also can await a favorable opportunity.
人类所有的力量，只要耐心加上时间的混合,所谓强者，是既有意志,又能等待时机. ---巴尔扎克
a person without indomitable spirit cannot be successful forever.
没有坚韧不拔精神的人永远也好不了。 ----T.威尔逊
it is tenacity rather than talent that makes people successful.
成大事不在才能,而在坚韧. ----詹姆逊
will has a large invisible army made of various liquids even nimbler than lighting, and it can drive its subordinate any time.
意志有一个由比闪电还敏捷的各种液体组成的、看不见的兵团，使它的部下随时供它驱使。 ---拉梅特里
here sincerely dedicate all these famous sayings to my great MLM peers and friends from all over the world! we're just the elites of our internet ages surfing on time tide. my dear friend, let's be proud for our choice of being engaged in MLM. just as the spinoza said, the will is the same as wisdom itself. we are the group of intelligent, strong-willed, passionate, affectionate people! all we do is for love! all for love, love for all!
Love: health products create love, interpersonal marketing creates love, cooperation culture creates love http://www.winalite.com/aboutus/index.do
2009年4月14日星期二
牡丹之歌
song of peony 牡丹之歌(mudan zhi ge)
牡丹，牡丹，百花园里最鲜艳,
mudan, mudan, baihua cong zhong zui xianyan,
peony,peony, you're the most brilliant in the hundred flowers gardon,
牡丹，牡丹，众香国里最壮观.mudan,mudan, zhong xiang guo li zui zhuang guan.
oh, peony,peony, you're the most spectacular in the fragrance kindom.
有人说你娇媚,娇媚的生命哪有你这么丰满?you ren shuo ni jiaomei, jiaomei de shengming
na you zheme fengman?
someone say you're too delicate and charming, however, how can the delicate life be
so plumpy and abundant like you?
有人说你富贵，谁知你曾历经贫寒? you ren shuo ni fugui, shui zhidao ni ceng lijing pin
han?someone say you're too wealthy and noble, who knows you've ever gone though the
poverty and tribulation to the fullest?
啊,牡丹，牡丹,冰封大地的时候，你正孕育着生机一片. a, mudan,mu dan, bing feng da di de
shihou, ni zheng yunyu zhe shengji yi pian,
oh, peony,peony,
when the earth is sealed by the ice, you're pregnant with the boundless vitality.
啊,牡丹，牡丹，春风吹来的时候,你把美丽带给人间.a, mudan ,mudan, chunfeng chuilai de
shihou, ni ba meili dai gei renjian.
when the spring wind blows, you fill our world with your intoxicating beauty.
my dear friends, hopefully you can enjoy this chinese famous song. in some senses, i
think our great MLM culture and system is just like the warm spring wind, our great
MLM distributors all over the world like the spectacular peonies. long live our
MLM!!!
牡丹，牡丹，百花园里最鲜艳,
mudan, mudan, baihua cong zhong zui xianyan,
peony,peony, you're the most brilliant in the hundred flowers gardon,
牡丹，牡丹，众香国里最壮观.mudan,mudan, zhong xiang guo li zui zhuang guan.
oh, peony,peony, you're the most spectacular in the fragrance kindom.
有人说你娇媚,娇媚的生命哪有你这么丰满?you ren shuo ni jiaomei, jiaomei de shengming
na you zheme fengman?
someone say you're too delicate and charming, however, how can the delicate life be
so plumpy and abundant like you?
有人说你富贵，谁知你曾历经贫寒? you ren shuo ni fugui, shui zhidao ni ceng lijing pin
han?someone say you're too wealthy and noble, who knows you've ever gone though the
poverty and tribulation to the fullest?
啊,牡丹，牡丹,冰封大地的时候，你正孕育着生机一片. a, mudan,mu dan, bing feng da di de
shihou, ni zheng yunyu zhe shengji yi pian,
oh, peony,peony,
when the earth is sealed by the ice, you're pregnant with the boundless vitality.
啊,牡丹，牡丹，春风吹来的时候,你把美丽带给人间.a, mudan ,mudan, chunfeng chuilai de
shihou, ni ba meili dai gei renjian.
when the spring wind blows, you fill our world with your intoxicating beauty.
my dear friends, hopefully you can enjoy this chinese famous song. in some senses, i
think our great MLM culture and system is just like the warm spring wind, our great
MLM distributors all over the world like the spectacular peonies. long live our
MLM!!!
2009年4月2日星期四
Celebration of Tomb Sweeping Day
Celebration of
Tomb Sweeping Day
(Qing Ming Jie)
Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.
Qing Ming Jie in Ancient Times
In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life. In the capital, the Emperor would plant trees on the palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring. In the villages, young men and women would court each other.
The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family’s home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
Honoring Ancestors
Honoring ancestors begins with proper positioning of a gravesite and coffin. Experts in feng shui, or geomancy, determine the quality of land by the surrounding aspects of streams, rivers, trees, hills, and so forth. An area that faces south, with groves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic energy required to keep ancestors happy. Unfortunately, nowadays, with China’s burgeoning population, public cemetaries have quickly surplanted private gravesites. Family elders will visit the gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombs.
While bland food is placed by the tombs on Qing Ming Jie, the Chinese regularly provide scrumptious offerings to their ancestors at altar tables in their homes. The food usually consists of chicken, eggs, or other dishes a deceased ancestor was fond of. Accompanied by rice, the dishes and eating utensils are carefully arranged so as to bring good luck. Sometimes, a family will put burning incense with the offering so as to expedite the transfer of nutritious elements to the ancestors. In some parts of China, the food is then eaten by the entire family.
Kites
Besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Designs could include frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and storks
Tomb-Sweeping Day is celebrated annually on April 5, which coincides with the date of President Chiang Kai-Shek’s death in 1975. During this festival, entire families go out to their ancentral burial grounds to sweep accumulated dirt and debris from the tombs, place fresh flowers around the graves, and perhaps plant some new trees, flowers and bushes in the areaCelebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.
Qing Ming Jie in Ancient Times
In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life. In the capital, the Emperor would plant trees on the palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring. In the villages, young men and women would court each other.
The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family’s home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
Honoring Ancestors
Honoring ancestors begins with proper positioning of a gravesite and coffin. Experts in feng shui, or geomancy, determine the quality of land by the surrounding aspects of streams, rivers, trees, hills, and so forth. An area that faces south, with groves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic energy required to keep ancestors happy. Unfortunately, nowadays, with China’s burgeoning population, public cemetaries have quickly surplanted private gravesites. Family elders will visit the gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombs.
While bland food is placed by the tombs on Qing Ming Jie, the Chinese regularly provide scrumptious offerings to their ancestors at altar tables in their homes. The food usually consists of chicken, eggs, or other dishes a deceased ancestor was fond of. Accompanied by rice, the dishes and eating utensils are carefully arranged so as to bring good luck. Sometimes, a family will put burning incense with the offering so as to expedite the transfer of nutritious elements to the ancestors. In some parts of China, the food is then eaten by the entire family.
Kites
Besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Designs could include frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and storks
Tomb Sweeping Day
(Qing Ming Jie)
Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.
Qing Ming Jie in Ancient Times
In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life. In the capital, the Emperor would plant trees on the palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring. In the villages, young men and women would court each other.
The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family’s home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
Honoring Ancestors
Honoring ancestors begins with proper positioning of a gravesite and coffin. Experts in feng shui, or geomancy, determine the quality of land by the surrounding aspects of streams, rivers, trees, hills, and so forth. An area that faces south, with groves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic energy required to keep ancestors happy. Unfortunately, nowadays, with China’s burgeoning population, public cemetaries have quickly surplanted private gravesites. Family elders will visit the gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombs.
While bland food is placed by the tombs on Qing Ming Jie, the Chinese regularly provide scrumptious offerings to their ancestors at altar tables in their homes. The food usually consists of chicken, eggs, or other dishes a deceased ancestor was fond of. Accompanied by rice, the dishes and eating utensils are carefully arranged so as to bring good luck. Sometimes, a family will put burning incense with the offering so as to expedite the transfer of nutritious elements to the ancestors. In some parts of China, the food is then eaten by the entire family.
Kites
Besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Designs could include frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and storks
Tomb-Sweeping Day is celebrated annually on April 5, which coincides with the date of President Chiang Kai-Shek’s death in 1975. During this festival, entire families go out to their ancentral burial grounds to sweep accumulated dirt and debris from the tombs, place fresh flowers around the graves, and perhaps plant some new trees, flowers and bushes in the areaCelebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.
Qing Ming Jie in Ancient Times
In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life. In the capital, the Emperor would plant trees on the palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring. In the villages, young men and women would court each other.
The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today
With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.
Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a family’s home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.
Honoring Ancestors
Honoring ancestors begins with proper positioning of a gravesite and coffin. Experts in feng shui, or geomancy, determine the quality of land by the surrounding aspects of streams, rivers, trees, hills, and so forth. An area that faces south, with groves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic energy required to keep ancestors happy. Unfortunately, nowadays, with China’s burgeoning population, public cemetaries have quickly surplanted private gravesites. Family elders will visit the gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombs.
While bland food is placed by the tombs on Qing Ming Jie, the Chinese regularly provide scrumptious offerings to their ancestors at altar tables in their homes. The food usually consists of chicken, eggs, or other dishes a deceased ancestor was fond of. Accompanied by rice, the dishes and eating utensils are carefully arranged so as to bring good luck. Sometimes, a family will put burning incense with the offering so as to expedite the transfer of nutritious elements to the ancestors. In some parts of China, the food is then eaten by the entire family.
Kites
Besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Designs could include frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and storks
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