Pet owner Ma Ying cleans the glass covering her dog Liu Dazhuang's tomb, with bathtub, dolls and decoration flowers placed inside, ahead of the Qingming Festival at Baifu pet cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 27, 2016. China celebrates the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival on April 4 this year, with much of the ceremonial ritual of honouring the dead these days not geared towards beloved relatives, but beloved pets. Once banned by Communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong as a bourgeois pastime, having a pet has now become a symbol of financial success in China. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A dog doll is placed on the tomb of a pet dog ahead of the Qingming Festival at Baifu pet cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Food is placed on the tomb of pet dog Xixi at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. The Chinese characters on the gravestone read: “Mommy's only good son”. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Baifu pet cemetery worker Zhang Youwang cleans the tomb of pet dog Baobao, which died at the age of 13, during his daily work ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing China, March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Pet owner Qingqiu gestures to her dog, Little Huoban, after she swept the tomb of her previous dog Huoban (which means “Buddy” in Chinese) who died at the age of 15, ahead of the Qingming Festival at Baifu pet cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A pet owner stands next to a tomb with a dog statue at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 27, 2016. The Chinese characters on the gravestone read: “Gently you left, but will be in my heart forever”. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A pet owner (2nd R) and her relatives set up decoration flowers for her pet dog Li Naonao at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Pet owners walk among graves at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Baifu pet cemetery worker Du Huanying decorates a new pet tomb ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 27, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A doll is left at the tomb of pet dog Logan at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the out skirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Toy cars, water and food are left around the tomb of pet dog Zhang Xiaoqiu at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the out skirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A collar is placed on the tomb of pet dog Logan at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the out skirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Tomb of pet cat Pangmi, with its picture, is seen at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A bear doll is seen beside the tomb of a pet dog ahead of the Qingming Festival at Baifu pet cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Tibetan prayer flags wave above a pet dog's tomb at Baifu pet cemetery ahead of the Qingming Festival on the outskirts of Beijing, China March 26, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)