(Kuching, 12th) – The Sarawak Xi River Lin Clan Association successfully held its spring Qingming ancestral worship ceremony today. All committee members and Lin clan members gathered at the Lin Clan Ancestral Tomb in Kuching's Museum Park to pay respects to their ancestors.
Every spring during Qingming, the Association holds this ancestral worship ceremony, which is open to all members as well as non-member Lin clan relatives, to commemorate the virtues of the ancestors, bring comfort to their spirits, and pray for the ancestors’ blessings for the clan’s ongoing peace and safety.
The Lin Clan Ancestral Tomb was established in the 9th year of the Guangxu reign (AD 1883), built by migrants from the south. At that time, disasters and turmoil plagued the homeland of Tangshan, with frequent national humiliations and calamities, yet the Lin migrants always remembered their roots. Since it was not possible to bring their ancestors’ ashes and spirit tablets to Nanyang, they could only carry native grains and a handful of hometown soil with them as they drifted far from home.
After arriving in Kuching, the Lin clan promptly set up an ancestral tomb, placing the five grains and native earth inside, hoping that the ancestors’ noble spirits would always be by their side.
In 1988, the Lin Clan Ancestral Tomb was renovated and beautified through fundraising led by the Sarawak Xi River Lin Clan Association among clan members in the city and nationwide. The updated tomb and new pavilion have now become a unique feature within the city’s old park.
The Lin Clan Ancestral Tomb was established in the 9th year of the Guangxu reign (AD 1883), built by migrants from the south. At that time, disasters and turmoil plagued the homeland of Tangshan, with frequent national humiliations and calamities, yet the Lin migrants always remembered their roots. Since it was not possible to bring their ancestors’ ashes and spirit tablets to Nanyang, they could only carry native grains and a handful of hometown soil with them as they drifted far from home.
After arriving in Kuching, the Lin clan promptly set up an ancestral tomb, placing the five grains and native earth inside, hoping that the ancestors’ noble spirits would always be by their side.
In 1988, the Lin Clan Ancestral Tomb was renovated and beautified through fundraising led by the Sarawak Xi River Lin Clan Association among clan members in the city and nationwide. The updated tomb and new pavilion have now become a unique feature within the city’s old park.