Drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival is a traditional custom in China. Chrysanthemum wine, in ancient times, was regarded as the "auspicious wine" that Chongyang must drink to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings. Chrysanthemum wine is a medicinal liquor, which tastes slightly bitter. After drinking, it can make people clear their eyes and wake up, and it has auspicious meaning of eliminating disasters and praying for blessings.
Sunbathing in autumn:
The Double Ninth Festival is the best time to enjoy autumn, and some mountain villages in the south of China still retain the characteristics of "basking in autumn". Going to the countryside to appreciate the folk customs and watch the autumn sun has become a fashion in rural tourism. "Sunbathing in autumn" is a typical agricultural custom phenomenon with strong regional characteristics. Villagers living in mountainous areas such as Hunan, Guangxi, Anhui and Jiangxi.
Because of the complex terrain and less flat land in the village, crops have to be hung on the roofs in front of the house and behind the window sill, which has evolved into a traditional agricultural custom over time. This special lifestyle and scene of villagers drying crops has gradually become the material pursued and created by painters and photographers, and created a poetic name "drying autumn".