Salem’s Chinese community remembers ancestors during annual Qingming Festival
A small group of Salem’s Chinese community gathered at Salem Pioneer Cemetery on Saturday for a moment of peaceful remembrance and reflection as they honored their loved ones and ancestors as part of the town’s annual Qingming Festival.
The Qingming festival was brought to Salem by the city’s original Chinese community in the 1800s. Each year ancestors were remembered and the rebirth of spring celebrated.
