The new Qingming: From ancient rituals to eco-burials

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  discussion keeps the world turning.

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  This is Roundtable.

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  It was a day of remembrance when people across China honor their departed loved ones.

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  Over the weekend, the country marked another Qingming Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day.

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  And a central tradition to this occasion is just that visiting grave sites to cling

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  and tend to the tombs of those who have passed.

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  But there's also more to Qingming.

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  We explore the long-standing customs in modern times.

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  Coming to you from our studio in Beijing, this is Roundtable.

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  I'm Fei Fei.

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  And for today's program, I'm joined by Niu Honglin and Steve Heatherly.

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  And first, on today's show.

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  The past weekend, millions of people across China.

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  Packed up their bags, headed to train stations,

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  and made their way home or to the countryside for one of probably the most important traditions on the calendar,

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  the Qingming Festival or the Tomb Sweeping Day.

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  It's a time to honor our ancestors, but also to welcome spring with open arms.

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  And this year, Things look a bit different with new regulations changing how funerals and burials are managed,

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  pushing for greener and more affordable options at the same time.

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  There are also people taking advantage of the public holiday

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