A square patch with a partridge for eighth-rank officials. Clothing has always been the first thing to change following with the birth of a new Chinese dynasty, says Fang Hongjun, who has studied Qing ...

East will meet West this weekend at two Brooklyn graveyards as religious holidays coincide. Easter falls this year around the same time as Qing Ming, the Chinese Buddhist’s Tomb-Sweeping Day — which ...

WYOMING — A little bit of Imperial China is up for grabs in West Michigan this week. Starting today, a collection of porcelain Ming and Qing Dynasty artifacts salvaged about 20 years ago from a ...

The Ming and Qing imperial tombs are natural sites modified by human influence, carefully chosen according to the principles of geomancy (Fengshui) to house numerous buildings of traditional ...

MALAYSIA — A man and two women in Malaysia found themselves the subject of criticism after a video of them dancing in front of a grave during the Qing Ming Festival went viral online. Qing Ming, also ...

The traditional festival expresses respect for the dead with visits to the cemetery, firecrackers, offerings of food and beverages. Catholic converts often oppose these rites, and are accused of ...

GEORGE TOWN: The disposal of food containers and packaging materials during Qing Ming Festival (Chinese All Souls’ Day) has lessened over the years, according to Penang United Hokkien Cemeteries (UHC) ...

Costumes of ancient officials are a reflection of ancient China’s feudal hierarchy. In Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), court officials’ costumes were adorned with rank patches, largely square ...

The imperial palaces show masterpieces in the development of imperial palace architecture in China. The architecture of the palace complexes, particularly in Shenyang, reflects an important ...

SINGAPORE: Thanks to lockdowns, I’ve had the opportunity to review my archive of images and videos I created as part of a research project into the social and cultural life of Bukit Brown Cemetery.

PETALING JAYA: Exasperated with having to clear tonnes of waste every year, leading Chinese associations in the country have implored those observing Qing Ming to go easy on the burning of joss paper ...

2002 Report on the WHC Mission to Beijing (China), July 2002 1994 Report on the WHC Monitoring Mission to the Five Cultural World Heritage Sites in China 1988 Report on the Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS/ICCROM ...