After the cold dew, yellow flowers and red leaves, make up autumn light, Chongyang came, another year to climb the day. Chongyang Festival, the first nine days of September on the lunar calendar every year, is a traditional festival of the Chinese people. I Ching" in the "nine" as the number of Yang, September 9, two nine overlap, so it is called "Chung Yeung"; because the day and the month are nine, so it is also known as "Chung Kau". Nine nine to the true, the beginning of a yuan, the ancients believed that the nine suns are auspicious days. In ancient times, folk in the Chongyang Festival have climbed high to pray for blessings, autumn tour to enjoy chrysanthemums, wear dogwood, God and ancestor worship and drinking feasts to seek longevity and other customs. Nowadays, it has added the connotation of respecting the elderly, enjoying feasts and honoring the elderly on the day of Chung Yeung. The two important themes of today's Chrysanthemum Festival activities are to enjoy the autumn and to be grateful to the elderly.

According to existing historical evidence, the origin of the Chongyang Festival can be traced back to ancient times. Lvshi Chunqiu - Jiqiu Ji, contained in the ancient people in September when the crop harvest sacrifices to the emperor, ancestor worship, in order to thank the emperor, ancestor benevolence activities. This is the original form of the Chongyang Festival that existed as an autumn harvest ritual. The Chongyang Festival began in ancient times, took shape in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, became popular in the Western Han Dynasty, and flourished after the Tang Dynasty. The name "Chongyang Festival" was recorded in the era of the Three Kingdoms; in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the atmosphere of the festival became stronger and stronger, with the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking wine, which was much admired by the literati and writers; in the Tang Dynasty, it was listed as a nationally recognized festival, which has been carried on by successive dynasties since then. Chrysanthemum ancestor worship folk custom has been followed for thousands of years, is an ancient folk custom with profound significance. Chrysanthemum, together with New Year's Eve, Qingming, and Zhongyuan, are the four major traditional festivals for ancestor worship in China.

The Chrysanthemum Festival, in the course of its historical development and evolution, has blended a variety of folklore into one, carrying a rich culture and connotation. In 1989, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar was designated as "Respect for the Elderly Day", advocating the establishment of a society-wide respect for the elderly, respect for the elderly, love for the elderly, and help for the elderly. On May 20, 2006, the Chongyang Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council.