Baotou students honor the dead on Tomb Sweeping Day

An activity held in honor of martyrs and ancestors is held at the monument of Wu Yunduo in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, April 2. Wu Yunduo was an expert in artillery technology during the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45). He made a great contribution to key projects including the study of recoilless artillery, anti-aircraft artillery and trench mortars after the foundation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. [Photo/btwenming.cn]

Students from schools in Baotou lay flowers at the Monument of Wu Yunduo on April 2. Tomb Sweeping Day, or Qingming Festival, is a statutory public holiday in China which falls on the fourth or fifth day of the fourth lunar month each year. Activities on the day include visiting the columbarium, graves or burial grounds to pray for ancestors and honor martyrs. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]

A poetry recitation takes place to mark Tomb Sweeping Day, April 2. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]