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Flower market booms as Tomb Sweeping Day approaches
Updated: Apr 4, 2018
By Lu Wei
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A shop assistant wraps flowers for a customer in Baotou, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, April 2. Feverfew and yellow chrysanthemum flowers are available to buy ahead of Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 5. [Photo/Baotou Daily]
Shop assistants introduce different kinds of chrysanthemums to customers, April 2. Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival, is one of the most important traditional festivals in Chinese culture, with families visiting the final resting places of deceased relatives. [Photo/Baotou Daily]
A customer holds a bunch of chrysanthemums, April 2. Chrysanthemum bouquets are a popular option for people leaving flowers at the resting places of deceased relatives on Tomb Sweeping Day. [Photo/Baotou Daily]
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