
Citizens wear red ribbons as attending a sea burial in Tianjin, north China, March 31, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Petals and ashes are put in a bag before being scattered in the sea at a sea burial in Tianjin, north China, March 31, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Citizens scatter the ashes of their deceased relatives in the sea at a sea burial in Tianjin, north China, March 31, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Citizens scatter the ashes of their deceased relatives in the sea at a sea burial in Tianjin, north China, March 31, 2013, ahead of the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)