Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for families to pay respect to their ancestors. People visit their ancestors' grave sites and offer food, drinks and flowers. One of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar, the festival falls on April 4 this year. At the same time, it's also a joyous time for people to enjoy the spring and get closer to nature in an outing.

Marina is a Russian student from Tsinghua University. She shared her views on China’s Qingming Festival with CGTN. "It's a day of connection, not just with those who have passed, but with the living as well," she said.

She also shared some of the traditional festivals in her hometown that are similar to the Qingming Festival.

She said it is about "the desire to care for those who are no longer alive transcends borders."

"As Chinese celebrate Qingming, we also embrace the beauty of spring on that day," she said.