Shanghai a hot destination during Tomb-s...

SHANGHAI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Nice weather, blooming flowers and fresh tea make Shanghai a hot tourist destination for Tomb-sweeping Day holiday. On Friday, about 70,000 people visited the ancient wa

Ptolemaic-era tomb discovered in Upper E...

SOHAG, Egypt, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities announced on Friday the discovery of a tomb, dating back to the Ptolemaic era which spans from 305 BC to 30 BC, in Sohag provinc

China Focus: Tomb-sweeping goes greener ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Villagers in northern China's Hebei Province have decided to bid farewell to a millennium-old ritual during this year's Tomb Sweeping Day for the good of the environ

China Focus: Funeral reform fosters new ...

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- "The air and environment in the cemetery have been notably improved, with less people burning joss paper," said Wang Fang, a tomb sweeper from Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Auton

Egypt discovers ancient Pharaonic tomb n...

CAIRO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's ministry of antiquities announced on Tuesday the discovery of a tomb of a Fifth Dynasty dignitary at the burial ground Saqqara near the Giza pyramids. According to

Police warn of traffic risks ahead of To...

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police have warned the public of major traffic safety risks ahead of Tomb-sweeping Day, which falls on April 5 this year. The large number of people visiting cem

Unbroken "thousand-year eggs" found in C...

Archaeologists on Monday unearthed a jar filled with eggs, with only one broken, from a 2,500-year-old tomb in east China's Jiangsu Province. Researchers from Nanjing Museum's Institute of Archaeolo

Unbroken "thousand-year eggs" found in C...

NANJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists on Monday unearthed a jar filled with eggs, with only one broken, from a 2,500-year-old tomb in east China's Jiangsu Province. Researchers from Nanjing Mu

Civil affairs ministry stresses safety d...

The Ministry of Civil Affairs on Thursday called for efforts to ensure safety on Tomb Sweeping Day which falls on April 5 this year. Agencies in charge of funeral services and graveyards are asked t

Civil affairs ministry stresses safety d...

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Civil Affairs on Thursday called for efforts to ensure safety on Tomb Sweeping Day which falls on April 5 this year. Agencies in charge of funeral servic