the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the chong yang festival, a traditional festival in china. the celebrating activities are various and romantic ,including climbing mountains , appreciating chrysanthemums , wearing dogwoods , eating the chong yang cake and so on . “nine” has the same pronunciation as the chinese character “jiu” which stands for ”a long time” , and is the biggest single figure . therefore it indicts longevity. there have been a lot of poems and works celebrating chong yang festival and praising chrysanthemums since ancient times. people also believe that climbing mountains can expel bad luck, and indicates “climbing to a higher position” and “longevity”. china designates the ninth day of the ninth month as senior ‘s day , which combine tradition with modern times subtly to turn it into a festival for respecting , caring about , loving , and helping the elderly people .

农历九月初九为中国传统的节日—重阳节。庆祝重阳节的活动多彩而浪漫，包括登高远眺、观赏菊花、遍插茱萸、吃重阳糕等。“九”与汉字“久”同音，又是个位数字之最，因此寓意长寿长久。自古以来，有不少贺重阳用菊花的诗词佳作。人们还以为，登高可以驱除霉运，意指“晋升高位”和“长寿”。中国把九月九日定为老人节，传统与现代巧妙地结合，使之成为一个尊老、敬老、助老的节日。