The story of the origin of the Chongyang Festival can be written in ancient times, the folk in the Chongyang has the custom of climbing high, so the Chongyang Festival is also known as the "Festival of climbing high". According to legend, 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 custom of Chongyang Festival.

Du Fu's poem "Ascending the Heights" is a famous piece of writing about ascending the heights on the Chongyang Festival. There is no standardized rule for where to go, but generally it is to climb high mountains and towers. There is also the custom of eating "Chrysanthemum Cake".

The story of Chongyang Festival

Chrysanthemums bloom in the autumn of the year, and it is said that the festival of chrysanthemum appreciation and drinking chrysanthemum wine originated with Tao Yuanming, a great poet of the Jin Dynasty. Tao Yuanming was famous for living in seclusion, famous for poetry, famous for wine, and famous for his love of chrysanthemums; later generations followed his example, and the custom of chrysanthemum-appreciation on Chrysanthemum Day came into being. In the old days, the literati also combined chrysanthemum-appreciation with drinking and feasting, in order to get closer to Tao Yuanming.

According to historical records, Chrysanthemum 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, with a piece of cake on the forehead of the children, the mouth read the words, wishing the children all things high, is the ancient people in September for the cake's original intention. The delicate Chongyang cake to be made into nine layers, like a pagoda.

Top 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. Today's Chongyang cake, there is still no fixed varieties, all over the Chongyang Festival to eat the fluffy cakes are called Chongyang cake.