| | Chinese around the world will observe Tomb Sweeping Day this week. Though the holiday falls on Tuesday, April 5 this year, the duties of visiting the gravesite of one's ancestors and performing various rituals can be carried out throughout April. Learn all about Tomb Sweeping Day. Also, if you didn't get fooled on April Fool's Day (April 1), check out what Google and Next Media Animation did to celebrate the holiday. Then, vote for which prank you think is better. As always, I welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions. | | Highest Hotel in the World Opens in Hong Kong When it comes to touristy attractions, I'm all about experiencing superlatives. The newly opened The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong is no exception.
| Taiwan-based Next Media Animation Pranks Movie-goers It just wouldn't be April Fool's Day without a cool animation by Next Media Animation, the company famous for its animated parodies of the news.
| Google Pranks Chinese Internet Users on April Fool's Day American Google users weren't the only netizens fooled on April Fool's Day. While U.S. Google users were presented with Gmail Motion, the program to control Gmail with one's body, users in China were greeted with their own new product at Google.cn.
| How to Celebrate Tomb Sweeping Day From the origins of this annual holiday to how to observe this special day, learn all about Qingmingjie, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day.
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