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Colorful Double Ninth Hill-climbing

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When it came to Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Double Ninth Hill-climbing was still very popular. In the Song dynasty, people carried Comus officinallis, drank the chrysanthemum liquid and ate cake (this word has the pronunciation "Gao" as a Chninese character) as well while climbing, which symbolized to rise up step by step.
A simple climbing activity combined with philosophy, legend and dietary habits produces the magnificent and colorful literature and enriches people's daily life. It is what the Double Ninth Hill—climbing is about. It may be just because of this, the Double Ninth Festival has been claimed as "Day of the Aged", and "Day of Climbing" since 1980s. It is promoted grandly in the country, which makes it continue playing the function to cany on civilization in the new time.

Double Ninth Hill-Climbing

The Double Ninth is the short form for The Double Ninlh Festival, which refers to the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. "The Book of Changes" lays nine is the biggest Yang number, so the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is railed the double ninth. Double Ninth Hill-Climbing means to climb a hill on the rouble Ninth Festival.

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Its Origin

Double Ninth Hill-Climbing has a long history. It is said that on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month people not only climb a hill but "wear Cornus officinallis, eat lotus seeds and drink...