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Activities Held Across Hunan to Celebrate Chongyang Festival

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Volunteers presented gifts to the elders in Leituan Village, Wanfoshan Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, on October 10, expressing their care and delivering Chongyang Festival greetings. (Photo/Chen Junyu and Yang Mengbi)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



Volunteers presented gifts to the elders in Leituan Village, Foshan Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, on October 10, expressing their care and delivering Chongyang Festival greetings. (Photo/Chen Junyu and Yang Mengbi)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



Volunteers held a group birthday party for the elders in Wufu Nursing Home in Ganziyuan Town, Daoxian County, on October 10. The local authority launched a series of Chongyang Festival celebrations in recent days, carrying forward traditional folk culture and the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elders. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is October 11 this year.



Volunteers chatted with the elders in Wufu Nursing Home in Ganziyuan Town, Daoxian County on October 10. The local authority launched a series of Chongyang Festival celebrations in recent days, carrying forward traditional folk culture and the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elders. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



Volunteer doctors offered free medical treatment in Wufu Nursing Home in Ganziyuan Town, Daoxian County on October 10. The local authority launched a series of Chongyang Festival celebrations in recent days, carrying forward traditional folk culture and the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elders. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



Volunteers helped the elders get a haircut in Wufu Nursing Home in Ganziyuan Town, Daoxian County on October 10. The local authority launched a series of Chongyang Festival celebrations in recent days, carrying forward traditional folk culture and the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elders. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



The TCM fitness class at the Elderly University of Yizhang County held an art performance  in celebration of the Chongyang Festival on October 9. The elders staged self-choreographed programmes, showcasing their positive spirit towards learing and their joy in life. (Photo/Li Yun)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



The TCM fitness class at the Elderly University of Yizhang County held an art performance  in celebration of the Chongyang Festival on October 9. The elders staged self-choreographed programmes, showcasing their positive spirit towards learing and their joy in life. (Photo/Li Yun)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



The TCM fitness class at the Elderly University of Yizhang County held an art performance  in celebration of the Chongyang Festival on October 9. The elders staged self-choreographed programmes, showcasing their positive spirit towards learing and their joy in life. (Photo/Li Yun)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



The TCM fitness class at the Elderly University of Yizhang County held an art performance  in celebration of the Chongyang Festival on October 9. The elders staged self-choreographed programmes, showcasing their positive spirit towards learing and their joy in life. (Photo/Li Yun)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.



The TCM fitness class at the Elderly University of Yizhang County held an art performance  in celebration of the Chongyang Festival on October 9. The elders staged self-choreographed programmes, showcasing their positive spirit towards learing and their joy in life. (Photo/Li Yun)


The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 11 this year.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday