清明节 Qingming Festival 在西方人过复活节假期时，中国人正在过清明节。一个同样是纪念死者、欣赏春天的节日。 When Western countries are enjoying the Easter holiday, Chinese people are also celebrating the Qingming Festival. It is also a festival for commemorating the dead and enjoying the spring. 清明节的时间通常在4月4日或5日，具体哪天要根据中国古老的历法确定。这天，在中国也会放假。 The Qingming Festival usually falls on April 4 or 5, and the specific date is determined according to China's ancient calendar. It is a public holiday in China. 清明节的历史非常悠久。学者研究认为，它可能和原始社会时期每年都要“改火”有关。不过，在中国历史上，它已经被描述为纪念春秋时期著名人物介之推（生活于公元前七世纪）的节日——他是被火烧死的。所以，早期清明节又称“寒食节”，意思是吃冷的东西的日子，那几天人们不会使用火。 The Qingming Festival has a very long history. Scholars believe that it may be related to the annual "changing of fire" in primitive society. However, in Chinese history, it has been described as a festival commemorating Jie4 zhi3 tui1介之推, a famous figure in the Spring and Autumn Period (who lived in the 7th century BCE) — he was burned to death. Therefore, the early Qingming Festival was also called "Han2 Shi2 Festival寒食节", which means a day for eating cold food, and people would not use fire for cooking during those days. 到了上一个千年，清明节已经完全成了人们郊游、赏春、祭祀祖先的节日。北宋张择端《清明上河图》记录下了这些古人的生活瞬间。直到今天，这些项目也依然没有改变。当然，今天已经不会再有人“寒食”了，尽情感受春天的美景和美食吧！ By the last millennium, the Qingming Festival had fully become a festival for people to go outing, appreciate spring, and worship ancestors. Along the River During Qingming Festival 《清明上河图》by Zhang1 Ze2duan1张择端 in the Northern Song Dynasty captured these moments of life of the ancient people. Until today, these traditions still remain unchanged. Of course, no one eats only cold food anymore, so you can fully enjoy the beautiful scenery and delicious food of spring!