People gather at the Nanjing Yuhuatai Martyrs" Cemetery to honor the memory of the martyrs at the Yuhuatai Martyrs" Monument on April 5, 2026. Photo: VCG

　　Just days after China’s newly revised regulations on funeral and interment management took effect on March 30, advocating civilized, low-carbon, and safe tomb-sweeping practices, the China Funeral and Burial Network, developed under the guidance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, officially went live on Sunday, the Qingming Festival.

　　The platform integrates resources nationwide across funeral services, burial arrangements, and memorial rituals. It is said to boost low-carbon tomb-sweeping practices in China, according to Xinhua News Agency.

　　Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival during which people pay tribute to the dead and worship their ancestors. Traditionally, people in China honor their departed loved ones during Qingming by visiting graves, hanging ceremonial paper streamers, burning incense and paper offerings, and setting off firecrackers.

　　During this year"s Qingming Festival, low-carbon and safe tomb-sweeping practices are gradually taking root across urban and rural China – marked by a shift from burning incense and paper money to expressing sentiments with fresh flowers, and from on-site memorials to online tributes.

　　In Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, at the Fuzeyuan Cemetery in Guiyang, a dedicated exchange point has been set up at the entrance where visitors can swap paper money for fresh flowers. Inside the cemetery, there is no trace of firecracker residue — only flowers and greenery can be seen, according to Guizhou Daily.