The Chrysanthemum Festival on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is rich in activities and interest, including climbing, chrysanthemum appreciation, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating cakes, inserting cornelian cherry, etc. In ancient times, it was customary to climb to the top of the mountain. Ascension In ancient times, folk in the Chung Yeung has the custom of ascending the heights, so the Chung Yeung Festival is also known as the "Ascension Festival". It is said that this custom began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, there were many poems written by literati, most of which were about the customs of the Chongyang Festival; Du Fu's seven rhymes, "Ascending to the Heights," is a famous poem about ascending to the heights of the Chongyang Festival. There is no standardized rule on where to go, but generally it is to climb high mountains and high towers. There is also the custom of eating "Chongyang cake". Eat Chung Yeung cake According to historical records, Chung Yeung cake, also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake, five-color cake, the system is not fixed, more random. September 9 when the sky is bright, to piece of cake on the forehead of the children, reciting words in his mouth, wishing his children all things are high, is the ancient September for the cake's original intention. The delicate Chongyang cake to be made into nine layers, like a pagoda, the top is also made into two small sheep, in line with the meaning of Chongyang (sheep). Some also inserted a small red paper flag on the cake, and light candles. This is probably the "light", "eat cake" instead of "high" meaning, with a small red paper flag instead of cornelian cherry. Nowadays, there is still no fixed variety of Chung Yeung cakes, and the fluffy cakes eaten at Chung Yeung Festival are called Chung Yeung cakes. Chrysanthemum Appreciation and Drinking Chrysanthemum Wine Chrysanthemum appreciation and drinking chrysanthemum wine is said to have originated with Tao Yuanming, a great poet of the Jin Dynasty. Tao Yuanming was famous for his seclusion, his poetry, his wine, and his love of chrysanthemums; later generations followed his example, and the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums at the Chrysanthemum Festival was born. In the old days, the literati and scholars also combined chrysanthemum-appreciation with banquets and drinks, in order to get closer to Tao Yuanming. In Kaifeng, the capital of Northern Song Dynasty, the chrysanthemum-appreciation style was prevalent, and there were many varieties of chrysanthemums with a variety of colors. Folk also called the ninth month of the lunar calendar "the month of chrysanthemums", and in the Chrysanthemum Festival where chrysanthemums blossomed in the frost, chrysanthemum-viewing became an important part of the festival. After the Qing Dynasty, chrysanthemum-viewing was especially popular, and was not limited to the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, but it was still the most prosperous around the Chongyang Festival. Inserting Cornus and Hairpin Chrysanthemums The custom of inserting Cornus at the Chongyang Festival was already common in the Tang Dynasty. Ancient people believed that inserting a cornelian cherry on the day of the Chongyang Festival could protect them from disasters; they wore them on their arms, or made incense bags to put the cornelian cherry inside them, and also inserted them on their heads. Mostly women, children wear, some places, men also wear. Chrysanthemum Festival to wear cornelian cherry, in the Jin Dynasty Ge Hong "Western Scripture Miscellany" has been recorded. Besides wearing cornelian cherry, people also wear chrysanthemums on their heads. This was already the case in the Tang Dynasty and has been practiced throughout the ages. In the Qing Dynasty, the custom of the Chongyang Festival in Beijing was to put chrysanthemum branches and leaves on doors and windows to "lift up the evils and attract good luck". This is a variation of the head hairpin chrysanthemum. Song Dynasty, there will be colorful silk cut into cornelian cherry, chrysanthemum to give each other to wear. Drinking Chrysanthemum Wine "Chrysanthemum Wine" is sweet wine made from high-quality glutinous rice, which is put into a small ceramic altar and sealed on the Chrysanthemum Festival. Probably because the temperature and humidity are more suitable, the wine brewed is particularly mellow, the top quality of rice wine, sweet and pure, suitable for both men and women, young and old, originating in the Northwest ethnic minorities.　　"Chrysanthemum Wine" is "Chrysanthemum Wine". Every year at the time of Chrysanthemum Festival, the earliest chrysanthemum blossom has grown into a flower, want to blossom, which is the production of "Chrysanthemum Wine" of the best material!