This past Monday was a Chinese holiday - Tomb Sweeping Day. This day, formerly downplayed by the government, has been re-recognized in recent years.
On Tuesday, we traveled out of the city and happened to stop at a bathroom beside a mountain cemetery. The place was a mess, because it was surely crazy busy on Monday...as people drove out to their ancestors' burial ground to tend to the graves and offer sacrifices of burning money and paper houses.
Needless to say, the vendors were curious in seeing white faces but quickly flocked to other cars when they realized we were not interested in their wares.-alan
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