tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413252204440964482.post5479579347644611890..comments2023-12-01T00:23:44.016-08:00Comments on Five Feet Off The Ground: Life and death in China Part Two: Qingming - Grave sweeping festivalIngrid Booz Morejohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649827012215793662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413252204440964482.post-76717334507216826072009-04-06T00:31:00.000-07:002009-04-06T00:31:00.000-07:00"Things Chinese" can be found all over the world, ..."Things Chinese" can be found all over the world, because the Chinese have spread to every country in the world, it's really interesting I think to try and figure out which part of China they originally came from, from their dialect, which traditions they follow etc. If you scrape the surface of Bangkok you'll find a Chinese around every corner I think! Ancestor worship and death are particularly interesting, in Chinese class the other day I learnt the names for "vampire", "zombie", "corpse" and "ghost"!Ingrid Booz Morejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649827012215793662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413252204440964482.post-14561518092355368282009-04-05T22:04:00.000-07:002009-04-05T22:04:00.000-07:00Thank you for this explanation because most of my ...Thank you for this explanation because most of my neighbours set money or joss as you wrote on fire on my soi the other day....<BR/>As you know already we have a lot of Chinesepeople here and they all went out looking for their ancestors - Thank You!Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279269223761648923noreply@blogger.com