Filial piety beyond the grave

The man takes a family photo with his mother, holding a photo of his deceased father, at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Jan 19. [Photo/Weibo]

Family travels to Beijing with deceased father

A man, using the Internet handle "Leiyeyouxi", shows the photos of his family taking a trip to Beijing on his Sina Weibo account, a Twitter-like microblogging platform, only he brings his deceased father along in the form of his photo.

He said that he did this to fulfill his father's promise of a family trip made 25 years ago and to tell friends "do not let company become past tense or make company only occur in parents' memory".

His deeds were reported by media and instantly gripped netizens. A micro blog user, nicknamed "jrdingding", said he held the same sentiments as 'Leiyeyouxi'. "I wish my parents good health, so that I will have a chance to travel with them", he added.

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