"Chongyang Festival" means to ascend to the far distance, in ancient times, every September 9, all the family to ascend to the far distance. Although this is a distant story, but passed down to the customs, from the emperor to the queen, down to the folk, will be in the Chongyang Festival this day to ascend to the distance. p>The Chongyang Festival, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, is a traditional Chinese folk festival. In Guangdong, Chongyang Festival is also known as "Chongyang Denggao", "Chongjiu", "Denggao Festival", "Daughter Festival", "Cornus Festival", "Chrysanthemum Festival" and so on. Once upon a time, there were folk activities such as climbing up to the heights, enjoying chrysanthemums, flying kites, steaming flower cakes, reciting poems in memory of those who had traveled far away from home, and welcoming the return of married daughters to their homes. On this day, people go to the graves to pay homage to their ancestors and express their remembrance.

The Yanjing Shidianji (Records of the Years and Times of Yanjing) recounts that in the Qing Dynasty, Beijing set up the "Nine Flowers Shanko" on the Chongyang Festival. Nine flowers are chrysanthemums, and some of the customs of the Chrysanthemum Festival are still popular today. In recent years, the Chrysanthemum Festival has been established as the Festival of the Elderly. On this day, all kinds of activities are held to show respect for the elderly.

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