This year's traditional Qingming (or Tomb-Sweeping) Festival which came on April 4, saw the 26th Hongtong Dahuaishu ancestor worship ceremony being held at the holy Hongtong Dahuaishu Memorial Garden in Hongtong county, Shanxi province, where thousands of Chinese across China and from abroad coming to pay homage and show their respect.

Worshiping ancestors at Hongtong Dahuaishu Memorial Garden, Hongtong county, Shanxi, on April 4. [Photo/Xinhua]