Yellow Emperor-worship will enjoy a boost from the introduction this week of a new public holiday known as Qingming, Tomb Sweeping Day.

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The government has mooted reforms that would reduce May Day observance to a single day and distribute the rest over a series of one-day holidays for the traditional Tomb Sweeping day, Dragon Boat festival and Mid-Autumn festival.

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With Tomb-Sweeping Day - a traditional holiday to honour ancestors in China - approaching in early April, the government in Zhoukou in Henan has urged villagers not to rebuild more graves during the festival that were forcibly demolished amid widespread public resistance.

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