Spring is a time of new beginnings – but Chinese wisdom asks us to look back before looking ahead. On April 5, Chinese people mark the Qingming Festival honoring and remembering those they have lost.

As life approaches its final chapter, how can we, along with medical professionals, preserve the dignity of our loved ones? Especially when they face pain and suffering? And how can death education, empowered by thousands of years of Chinese cultural tradition, help heal the hearts of those left behind?

In the latest installment of Health Talk: Dealing with the last goodbye, we sit down with Lu Guijun, head of the palliative care team at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, to explore the concept of hospice care and how a culturally grounded approach to mortality can bring comfort to both terminal patients and grieving families.

Executive Producer: Zhang Jingwen

Producer: Yang Sha

Directors: Li Yue, Xu Wen, Zhong Xia, and Chai Shouyu

Video editor: Zhang Zhe

Videographers: Gao Zhihong, Tian Rongzhen, Yuan Yuxiang, Fu Pengwei, and Zhang Jingwen

Cover Designer: Xu Xi