In order not to waste the colorful, gorgeous spring, at the arrival of the "Clear and Bright" Solar Term, the early Chinese would venture out of town to worship the ancestors and tidy their tombs. Along the way they made a spring outing out of it. The children would fly kites, men would shoot arrows, and women would swing on swing sets.
為了不辜負春色明媚，清明時節，先民會到郊外祭祖掃墓、順便遊玩踏青；小孩子放風箏、男人射箭、女士們打鞦韆。