LISBON nike air max 2017 wholesale , March 7 (Xinhua) -- A group of 64 refugees, mostly from Syria and Iraq, arrived in Lisbon on Monday and will be placed in institutions around the country.


The refugees arrived at the airport of Figo Maduro in Lisbon in a flight coming from Greece.


Their arrival comes after Portugal welcomed 30 asylum seekers last week.


Portugal has received up to 130 refugees so far following an agreement with the European Union in September last year.


The refugees were welcomed by the Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister Eduardo Cabrita and by the Director of the Foreigner's and Border Service, Luisa Maia Goncalves.


Amid a crisis of European solidarity, Portugal has shown to be open to receiving refugees. Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday at a summit at Brussels that he wanted Europe to be the "Schengen" of Europe, pointing out that it was important to "reaffirm what is Europe's duty," which is to "assure the international protection that every human, victim of persecution, of war, of lack of freedom, deserves and has the right to obtain."


In March alone, another 100,000 migrants will enter Greece. The International Organization for Migration has pointed out that around 134,905 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean this year.


The country that has received the most refugees is Germany thanks to its "open-door refugee policy", while countries like Hungary and Sweden have been less generous. Hungary, which recently cut subsidies and space for refugees, has said the influx needs to be stopped and has built fences to divert people from entering the country.


Portugal has taken on a more positive approach, and committed to accepting 4,756 refugees in two years, later deciding that it would take in 10,000 in total. On Thursday the country expects to receive another 50 refugees.


While some protests in Portugal have taken place against the arrival of refugees due to the bleak economic crisis and lack of jobs, the government has highlighted that they will benefit parts of the country that have become deserted.


Portugal is offering young refugees the chance to study, and in February last year the government announced a plan to distribute 2,000 scholarships, with the right to have housing and Portuguese and English classes. There are also opportunities to work in agriculture and in regions where there is a low population density.


Tea leaves have burgeoned forth in Xuan'en county of Hubei Province, April 2. (Xinhua)




April 4 marks this year' s Qingming Festival in China. Qingming, literally meaning "clear and bright" , is one of the 24 dates that divide the solar year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The day heralds a season of rising temperature and increasing rainfall, high time for plowing and sowing.




As a festival, Qingming is believed to have a history of about 2,500 years and Chinese people have since developed colorful traditions. The most important tradition of Qingming is to honor ancestors and commemorate deceased family members and relatives, usually at their grave sites. Thus, Qingming is also translated into Tomb-Sweeping Day in English.




A traditional memorial ritual includes praying, cleaning the tombstones and burning offerings to the dead, usually paper money, paper clothes and paper houses. Today the list might include a paper iPhone.




Two girls are sweeping the tomb of a nameless hero in Zaozhuang, Shangdong Province, March 31. (Xinhua)




People pay tribute to their ancestors in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua)




It is believed that the tradition of sweeping tomb during Qingming was started by an ancient duke, Chong' er, to pay tribute to an loyal retainer who cut his thigh meat to feed the master during their exile years. The retainer, Jie Zitui, secluded into a forest after Chong' er became the Duke. The Duke couldn' t find Jie in the forest and ordered to set fire in an attempt to force him out, but Jie and his mother were burnt to death instead. The remorseful Duke then ordered memorial rituals for the man.




The tomb-sweeping tradition offered ancient poets an occasion to express their sentimentality, such as Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In his famous poem Qingming, he wrote:




A drizzling rain falls like tears on the mourning day; The mourner' s heart is going to break on his way. "Where can a wine shop be found to drown my sad hours?" A cowherd points to a cot amid apricot flowers.




In this English translation, well-known translator Xu Yuanchong straightly put Qingming into "the mourning day."




However, Qingming is not all about sad sentiments. Flying kites is enjoyed by many people, young and old, during the Qingming Festival. Swinging is another activity for children. A special food for the festival is called qingtuan, or sweet green rice balls made from glutinous rice soaked in and colored by green plant juice and stuffed. In addition, people believe that eating an boiled egg on Qingming will bring good health for the year. Some people also draw paintings on the boiled eggs before eating them. Another folk custom is to knock boiled eggs against each other for fun.




People are taking pictures among flowers in Beijing Botanical Garden, April 2. (Xinhua)




Actually, one of the most important and long-lasting customs of Qingming is "taqing" , meaning spring outing, as this is the time when the sun shines soft and bright, the trees and grass become green and flowers blossom. Today, Qingming is a national holiday.




A train is running among the blooming flowers in Beijing, April 2. (Xinhua)




Some traditions of Qingming have brought problems, say, traffic jams and air

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