HONG KONG - Hong Kong residents visited cemeteries across the city on Friday to honor their ancestors as part of the Ching Ming festival tradition. At a cemetery in Diamond Hill, families paid their respects, while in Chai Wan, crowds lined up outside the MTR station for transportion to cemeteries.

Ching Ming is a traditional Chinese festival observed on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox. Families visit gravesites to clean tombstones, make offerings, and pay tribute to their ancestors. 

China Daily' s Edmond Tang took the photos.