In the countryside there is no such thing as a cemetery as we now it. People are buried in a variety of places often dictated by a Feng Shui Master who, for a price, will tell the family the most auspicious place to bury their loved ones. I am sure some are buried on their own land. Grave sites can be seen all over the countryside but some areas will have a lot of them so I guess this would be called a cemetery as we know it.

Depending on how important the person is or how wealthy the family is will determine how much money is spent on building a tomb. Some are definitely more expensive than others. I find these tombs quite fascinating and have taken many photos of them.

For most of the year they are ignored but every year there is the Ching Ming Festival (grave sweeping day). On this day, if possible, relatives will visit the grave sites, clean them up and hold small ceremonies which include letting off fireworks and leaving behind "gifts" for their use in their afterlife.

Red notes are left attached to the headstones so grave sites that I may not have previously noticed become very obvious after cleaning and the red notes have been left. The visiting of graves can go on for two weeks as the families get around to visiting all of their ancestors.