UMkhosi we-Qingming (Ukukhanya Okumsulwa) ungomunye wezindawo ezingu-24 zokuhlukanisa izizathu eShayina, ozoba mhla ziyi-4 kuya ku-6 kuMbasa.^th minyaka yonke. Ngemva komkhosi, izinga lokushisa lizokhuphuka njengoba imvula ikhuphuka. Sekuyisikhathi esihle sokulima entwasahlobo kanye nokukhithika kweqhwa. Kodwa uMkhosi we-Qingming awuyona nje indawo yesizini yokuqondisa umsebenzi wepulazi, kodwa futhi uwumkhosi wokukhumbula.

UMkhosi weQingming ubona inhlanganisela yosizi nenjabulo.

Lolu usuku olubaluleke kakhulu lomhlatshelo. Kokubili amaqembu ezinhlanga zamaHan kanye namaqembu amancane okwamanje anikela umhlatshelo kokhokho bawo futhi ashanela amathuna abantu abagulayo. Futhi, ngeke bapheke ngalolu suku futhi kunikezwa ukudla okubandayo kuphela.

UMkhosi weHanshi (Ukudla Okubandayo) wawuvame ukuba usuku olulodwa ngaphambi koMkhosi weQingming. Njengoba okhokho bethu babevame ukwandisa usuku lube yiQingming, kamuva bahlanganiswa.

Kuwo wonke uMkhosi weQingming, wonke amathuna agcwele abantu abeza ukuzoshanela amathuna nokunikela ngemihlatshelo. Izimoto endleleni eya emathuneni ziyaminyana kakhulu. Amasiko aye enziwa lula kakhulu namuhla. Ngemva kokushanela kancane amathuna, abantu banikela ngokudla, izimbali kanye nezintandokazi zabafileyo, bese beshisa impepho nemali yephepha bese bekhothama phambi kwethebhulethi yesikhumbuzo.

Ngokungafani nokudabuka kwabahlanzi bamathuna, abantu bajabulela nethemba leNtwasahlobo ngalolu suku. UMkhosi weQingming yisikhathi lapho ilanga likhanya khona kakhulu, bese izihlahla notshani kuba luhlaza futhi imvelo ibuye ibe nempilo. Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu bebelandela isiko lokuphuma eNtwasahlobo. Ngalesi sikhathi izivakashi zigcwele yonke indawo.

Abantu bathanda ukundiza ama-kite ngesikhathi soMkhosi we-Qingming. Ukundiza ama-kite empeleni akugcini nje eMkhosini we-Qingming. Ukuhluka kwawo kulele ekutheni abantu bandizisa ama-kite hhayi emini kuphela, kodwa nasebusuku. Intambo yezibani ezincane eziboshelwe ku-kite noma entanjeni ibukeka njengezinkanyezi ezikhanyayo, ngakho-ke, zibizwa ngokuthi"unkulunkulu"'izibani.

UMkhosi we-Qingming futhi uyisikhathi sokutshala izihlahla, ngoba izinga lokusinda kwezithombo liphezulu futhi izihlahla zikhula ngokushesha kamuva. Esikhathini esidlule, uMkhosi we-Qingming ngaleso sikhathi wawubizwa ngokuthi"Usuku lwe-Arbor"Kodwa kusukela ngo-1979, uSuku Lokutshala Izihlahla"kwaxazululwa ngoMashi 12^th ngokwekhalenda likaGregory.