Xiǎngqǐ sǎomù de qíngjǐng, tā bùjīn xiǎngqǐ le " lù shàng xíngrén yù duàn hún ".
Thinking of tomb-sweeping, he couldn't help recalling 'travelers on the road feel their souls breaking.'
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From the Tang poet Du Mu's 《清明》: 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。 This is the most famous of all Qingming-festival poems.
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Every year around the Qingming Festival (April 4-6) the media and social platforms almost invariably quote this line. 断魂 describes grief taken to its extreme.
