Qingming Festival: Helping Children Properly Understand "Death"

The Qingming Festival is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays dedicated to ancestor worship and tomb-sweeping. In such a setting, curious children naturally may ask questions about "death." Often, parents are unsure how to explain it, sometimes even avoiding the topic altogether. Yet this presents an excellent opportunity for life education. This issue's picture book uses calm n…

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