Accessing virtual obituary of dead through smartphones

Tech-savvy youngsters in China have brought a new digital perspective to a tradition of worshipping ancestors. They wave their smartphones over tombstones and using codes affixed to the monuments can access a virtual obituary where photos and video clips of the deceased can be found.Chinese celebrate the Tomb-Sweeping Day April 4-6.The quick response codes (QR codes) affixed to the monuments, when scanned with modern digital gadgets, allow people to access the virtual obituary, Xinhua reported.Cemeteries in cities like Shanghai, Shenyang and Fujian have seen a growing number of QR code stickers on headstones.Information provided by the codes, normally ranging from names and dates of birth and death, to life stories of the deceased, has made memorials more dynamic and interactive."With the text inscribed on the tombstone supplemented by live music and pictures, my memory of my grandmother can be refreshed," said a woman surnamed Wang. "That will extend her life."

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