1, "Chongyang" the name of the origin, named after the ancient book "I Ching" in the "Yang lines for nine". In the "I Ching", the "six" as the number of yin, the "nine" as the number of yang, but also for the "extreme number", referring to the height of the sky for the "nine heavy The "nine" is the number of yin, and "nine" is the number of yang. "Nine" for the old Yang, is the Yang number, two Yang number heavy together, nine to one, the beginning of a yuan, the renewal of all things. Therefore, the ancients believed that Chung Yeung is an auspicious day to celebrate. In ancient times, there is the custom of drinking and praying for longevity. The ninth day of September, the sun and the moon are nine, is called "two nine heavy", so it is called "heavy nine", but also two Yang number together, so it is called "Chongyang". Zhang Dai of the Ming Dynasty wrote "night boat" cloud: "nine for the number of Yang, its day and the moon and should be, so it is called 'Chongyang'."

2. The origin of the Chongyang Festival can be traced back to ancient times. Legend has it that Chongyang was the hour of Yuan Di's attainment of Taoism. The earliest surviving written record of the customary activities of Chongyang is found in Lu's Spring and Autumn - Jiqiu Ji: "(September) ordered the family to slaughter, agricultural preparations for the harvest, citing the importance of the five species. The Emperor's books were hidden in the sacred storehouse, and they were honored and kept in order. This is also the day, the big feast emperor, taste sacrifice, tell ready in the son of heaven." It can be seen that at that time, there were already in the September crop harvest time to sacrifice to the emperor, ancestor, in order to thank the emperor, ancestor benevolence activities. This is the ancient period, Chongyang Festival as a sacrificial activity and the existence of the original form. At the same time, there are also large-scale drinking banquets, which were developed from the banquets celebrating the harvest in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Worshipping the gods and ancestors and seeking longevity, drinking feasts, etc., constitute the basic content of the Chongyang Festival.

3, the celebration of the Chrysanthemum Festival will generally include trips to enjoy the scenery, climbing high and far away, viewing chrysanthemums, picking Chinese herbs, inserting cornelian cherry, set up a feast to honor the elderly, eat Chrysanthemum cake, medicine and wine, drinking chrysanthemum wine and other activities. Chung Yeung is a time when "clear air rises and turbid air sinks", and the higher the terrain, the more the air gathers, so "Chung Yeung ascends to a high altitude and enjoys the clear air" has become a folkloric phenomenon. Autumn and September, high and refreshing, this season can be achieved by climbing high and looking far away from the heart, fitness to dispel the disease of the purpose. Every nine days this day, all over the organization of the elderly mountaineering autumn tour, exchange of feelings, exercise activities. Many families of the younger generation will also help the elderly elders to the countryside activities. Chongyang Festival has a lot of folk activities, rich in cultural connotations.