Paul Wong, 2026
17 B&W Photographs printed on fiber paper, 8″ x 10″ each
Edition of 2
Part of the Taishan Series. These darkroom prints were made from black and white 35mm negatives shot in 1996

The annual Ching Ming Festival also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, is a traditional Chinese practice where families visit the graves of the ancestors to clean them and make ritual offerings to their ancestors including food, the burning of joss sticks and burning joss paper.

Paul documents a day-long journey of a group of men that includes his uncle, cousins and friends hiking up a mountain to pay respect to the ancestors. They carry a whole roasted pig, chicken, and cakes that they offer to the dead and share amongst themselves feasting at the various grave sites.