Shanghai Metro will extend hours and add late-night services on multiple lines around the Qingming Festival holiday, as travel demand surges.
Qingming is a traditional day when Chinese people visit ancesters' graves. It usually falls any day from April 4-6. This year's Qingming holiday break lasts from April 4 to 6.
To handle the rush, Lines 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 will operate later than usual on April 3 and 4, with last trains extended to around midnight.
On April 6, the last day of the holiday, additional late-night trains will run on Lines 1, 2, 10, and 17, with services extended to midnight.
Meanwhile, amid mild spring weather and lush evergreen pines, a solemn Qingming Festival martyr memorial ceremony took place on Thursday at Shanghai Fushouyuan Humanistic Memorial Park in Qingpu District, marking the traditional Chinese occasion to honor revolutionary martyrs.
China will mark the Qingming (Tomb Sweeping) Festival on Sunday. The traditional Chinese festival is a time for Chinese people to pay tribute to the deceased and worship their ancestors.
Representatives from various groups gathered at Shanghai Fushouyuan on Thursday morning for the 2026 Qingpu District "Our Festival·Qingming" Memorial Event. They included young police officers from the Shanghai Drug Rehabilitation Administration, veterans from Qingpu District, and students from Shanghai Customs University, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, and Shanghai Donghai Vocational and Technical College, as well as local residents.
In a simple and solemn manner, participants paid their respects to the martyrs buried at the park.
The memorial procession visited key sites including the New Fourth Army Square, Hero Corridor, Criminal Police 803 Monument, and the memorial statues of Yu Xiusong and Chen Shouchang. Guides recounted the heroic deeds of the martyrs with deep emotion, and participants laid flowers and bowed in silence, creating a solemn and reverent atmosphere. The monuments stand as silent testaments to the power of faith and the glory of dedication, spanning from the war years of resistance against aggression to the peaceful era of loyal guardianship.
A moment of silence was observed to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for people's happiness and national prosperity.
During the ceremony, student representatives from Shanghai Customs University delivered a poetry recitation titled "They Still Exist," paying homage to heroes. The "July" Choir of Xiayang Subdistrict performed the song "Let the World Be Full of Love," conveying the belief in peace and love through music.
