April 5th is China’s traditional Qingming Festival, when people honor the dead. Famous democratic advocates Hu Jia, Qi Zhiyong and eight others brought a basket of flowers to former CCP General Secretary Zhao Ziyang’s home to pay their respects.
The flower arrangement was formed by six white flowers and four yellow flowers, representing the eternal spirit of the June 4 democratic movement.
Zhao’s son, Zhao Erjun and Zhao’s daughter, Wang Yannan and her husband, hosted them. When they were leaving Zhao’s home after honoring Zhao Ziyang, they were detained by over 20 policemen and put under arrest at Donghuamen Police Sub-station. They were not released until that evening.
According to the masses of mourners who came, other visitors came to Zhao’s home to honor him all through the day. There were about 20 to 30 people who sent baskets of flowers in the morning and there were many policemen and plain-clothed guards outside the door.
