 It attacked Jiang Qing and praised Deng Xiaoping, and was met with increased propaganda efforts by the government.Within several months after the death of Zhou, one of the most extraordinary spontaneous events in the history of the PRC occurred.On 4 April 1976, at the eve of China's annual Qingming Festival, in which Chinese traditionally pay homage to their deceased ancestors, thousands of people gathered around the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square to commemorate the life and death of Zhou Enlai.