It was called Tanchun and Xunchun in ancient times. Qingming in April, spring returns to the earth, and nature presents a vibrant scene everywhere, which is a good time for an outing. China folks have always maintained the habit of going for an outing in Tomb-Sweeping Day.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a relatively fixed Shangsi Festival was formed, and spring outing became a folk activity. According to "Han Shi": "When the peach blossoms were in March, Zheng went to the third place in March, and in the water gods, Qin and Yan, he held orchids to evoke the spirit and sweep away the ominous. ..... Continuing the etiquette of the Han Dynasty: On the third day of March, the officials and the people were all clean on the east running water, saying that it was great to wash away the dirt. At this time, the theme of outing activities highlighted the "bath" of "evoking the soul to continue the spirit and brushing away the ominous". According to the advanced Analects of Confucius, "those who don't spring (at dusk) have finished their spring clothes, with five or six champions and six or seven boys." They take a bath, dance, and then sing back. "