And in keeping with Qingming Festival tradition, people across China are paying tribute to loved ones who have passed away. The annual event is also marked by ceremonies to commemorate those who've made special contributions to society.

Hundreds of students and teachers of a military university attended a memorial ceremony at the Fuxin mass grave, in Northeast China's Liaoning Province. They honored the miners of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, part of the Second World War. The participants also visited the Fuxin mass grave exhibition hall. It records the monstrous crimes in the city, committed by the Japanese imperialists. It shows the heroic history of the Chinese people's resistance.

XU ZHAOYI STUDENT "My biggest gain from this event is to relive this period of history. It enables me to remember our history and better face my life in the future. I think we students should cherish the peace that martyrs brought us. We should work hard and make our country more prosperous."

China is now advocating new eco-burials. Ahead of Qingming, such ceremonies have been held. A sea funeral was held at Liaoning's Dalian city. Families scattered petals into the sea in memory of their loved ones. Dalian took the lead in carrying out sea burials in China in 1997. It has organized 250 large-scale collective sea burials. This has saved a total of 48,000 square meters of land. In recent years, the number of sea burials has increased by 20% annually.

LU DONG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR DALIAN CIVIL AFFAIRS BUREAU "We will further step up our efforts in publicity and promotion, and encourage citizens to adopt eco-burial methods, such as sea burials and tree burials to replace traditional grave-like burials."

In Northern China's Shanxi province, some people choose to bury their loved ones in flower bed.

FAMILY MEMBER "It's a very good idea. Because we don't know where people come from, but we must return to nature. Only after returning to nature, can I feel at ease. It's a relief to him as well as a relief to the living. It also comes in line with the country's call to save arable land."

Whatever the way of burial and memorial, they are meant to keep memory alive after saying good-bye. DSY, CGTN.