China woman sweeps wrong tomb, boy does homework at police station, courier ‘feeds’ village
In a country where the unexpected seamlessly integrates into daily life, these three quirky excursions add a delightful twist to routines
China is a land where the unexpected becomes part of daily life, and these quirky excursions often add a touch of excitement to mundane routines.
In southern China, during this year’s Tomb Sweeping Festival in early April, a woman surnamed Wu discovered a surprising piece of information while sweeping the tomb of her great-grandfather – a man from another village informed her that her family had been visiting the wrong grave for the past two years.
Wu, a resident of Guangdong province, recounted to Jiupai News that her family adhered to the local custom of not erecting a monument for the deceased if they did not reach 100 years of age.
Therefore, when her great-grandfather, who died two years ago at an undisclosed age below 100, was buried on a hilltop, her family opted against building a monument. As they only vaguely remembered the grave’s location, they unwittingly visited the wrong spot, which turned out to be only 10 metres away.
The man from the other village empathised with their mistake.
Unexpected lesson
In another part of China, a primary school student from eastern Zhejiang province faced an unexpected lesson in responsibility after his mother decided to take him to the police station due to his habitual tardiness.
The mother, known as Xiong, described her son, aged around nine to 10 years, as someone who typically completed homework at a sluggish pace, according to Dawan News.