Chung Yeung Festival

Chung Yeung Festival
Festival: the Chung Yeung Festival
Festival hours: Lunar September Chujiu
September Chujiu the annual Lunar New Year, is China's Chung Yeung Festival. Because the ancient "Book of Changes" in the "six" as a negative number, "9" as a-few, September 9 is the sun and the moon and yang, February 9 with heavy, therefore called Yang, also known as Chongjiu. "Chung Yeung Festival" before the name is recorded in the three countries are seen at times (220-280).
Chung Yeung Festival of origin, at least can be traced back to the early Han Dynasty. Han Gao Zu Liu Bang (previous 206 - before the 195 incumbent) Aifei Qi Furen was Duhuozhongshao the Lvhou mutilation, the ladies serve Qi Furen Jiamou was also expelled from the Palais, married and poor wife. Jiamou reported: in the palace, every September Chujiu, should Pei Zhu Yu, Peng fresh bait, drink chrysanthemum wine, to longevity. Since then, all follow the example of civil and common practice.
Chung Yeung Festival Zhuyu into the customs, in the Tang Dynasty have been very common. Zhuyu is a strong smell of the plants, can eat the fruit, stems and leaves are medicine, insecticide, Qushi, the role of case-by-Feng Xie, can Xiaoji food, cold and heat rule. The ancients considered the Chung Yeung Festival this day can be inserted asylum Xiaozai Zhuyu, repel blast, or wear in the arm, or do Xiangdai Zhuyu to wear on the inside, there are inserted in the head. Mostly women, children wear, and where men wear.
In addition to the Chung Yeung Festival people wearing Zhuyu, also inserted chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums bloom in September, a "longevity spend" reputation. Tang has emerged into the Chrysanthemum customs, history prevalent. Qing Dynasty, Beijing Chung Yeung Festival is the custom of the chrysanthemum leaves and branches posted on the doors and windows, the "lifting of fierce and abusive to move auspicious", which is the head Zan-ju changed vulgar.

《Chrysanthemum Council》. Li Lulu for the plans.

Qiugaoqishuang before and after the Chung Yeung Festival, when chrysanthemums bloom, Shangju drinking is a traditional custom at this time. Shangju, drink chrysanthemum wine, about originated in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) poet Tao Yuanming (365-427). Tao Yuanming to hide well-known, well-known poetry, to well-known wine, but also to Aiju famous. He later generations to follow, then there are the vulgar Yang Shangju. Multi-old scholar-officials also will Shangju and banquet with a view to closer and Tao Yuanming. In the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) the capital of Kaifeng, Yang Shangju very popular, then there are many kinds of chrysanthemums. After the Qing Dynasty, is particularly popular Shangju of prosperity, not limited to September 9, it is still the most prosperous before and after the Chung Yeung Festival. Qingqiuqishuang, chrysanthemums in full bloom, the window Lei, the movie golden, Shi Feng Festival, Chrysanthemum Here, do not have some fun.

Jiang Zhaohe, 《Tao Yuanming Shangju》

Chung Yeung Festival later in the day, eat, "Yang cake" habits. Chongyang cake is a kind of pasta, plus date, ginkgo, pine nuts, almonds make sweet, and can also be made salty meat, pay attention to the Chongyang cake made 9-storey, as the pagoda at the top also do two small Sheep, to meet the Chongyang (sheep) means.
Chung Yeung Festival, a shout from the custom of civil, known as "assume Festival." In Qiugaoqishuang, all over the Chongyang flower season, mountain boarding Tour, to enjoy the beauty of late autumn, gives a delightful enjoyment. Chung Yeung Festival take the wind, has been very popular in the Tang Dynasty. For this reason many poets to write a lot of poems, such as the famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei (701-761) "on September 9 Yi Shandong Brothers":
Independence in foreign land for different passengers,
Think of the pro-fold during the festive season.
Brothers take that away,
Biancha Zhuyu less one.
"Assume" In addition to Bihuoxiaozai, there are backgammon or the meaning of this is old people attached great importance to the Chung Yeung Festival take an important reason. "Assume" by the people seriously, especially by the elderly is another important reason is that "high" Rogachev mean, people think "take" people can live longer.

Chung Yeung Festival in the Garden old people happily viewing, tours of chrysanthemum.

Now the Chung Yeung Festival, has seen Biancha Zhuyu, such as customs, but many people will still take a Shangju this day, to watch the beauty of autumn. In recent years, this ancient festival has added a new dimension, as the annual "Senior Day." Whenever the festive season approaching, there must be respect for the various activities organised to wish the elderly take a step by step, good health and longevity.