Rainy day blues -- Countdown for QingMing

This week and next week is the Qing Min festival -- a traditional day for sweeping the graves and remembering the ancestor.

An often-quoted poem by Du Mu, a leading poet who lived in ancient China (AD 803-852) (杜牧)









Translation:
During the festival of Qingming,Rain drizzles without end,
A lone traveler on the road is overcome by grief.

He would like to know where to find a wineshop,
The shepherd points to the village ahead where the apricot tree blooms.