Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Climb in the Qongyang Festival (Double Ninth Festival)




The traditional Chongyang Festival ,also called the Double Ninth Festival is coming, and do you have any plan for this time ?The 9 th day of the 9 th lunar mounth is the traditional Chongyang Festival in the Chinese history, also it is one of the Chinese festivals in Chinese culture. It usually falls in October .Chong in Chinaese means “double”. Also , as double ninth was pronounced the same as the World to signfy “forever”, both are “Jiu Jiu” , the Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. at's why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.
The custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemics was passed down from long time ago. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called "Height Ascending Festival". The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting the activity. Even today, people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day.These mountains as follows are the best choices:
Mount Emei
Mount Emei has been regarded as the best supernatural place in the world. When climbing this mountain in the golden season , is in autumn or winter the Yulong Jokul you see ? The sunrise, sunset, the sea of clouds are the beautiful scenery you can enjoy .
Mount Tai
Mount Tai is the top of “the Five Sacred Mountains”, also it is called the No.1 Mountain under Heaven”. The top of Mount Tai you climb,the smaller the world you see. In the Double Ninth Festival ,you will experience the view of “nether—earth—heaven” given by Mount Tai.
Mount Huang
It is one of the great symbols of China together with the Great Wall and the Yellow River. At the same time , it’s a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site .Choosing Mount Huang, the “Four Extreme Beauties” can give you the different Chongyang Festival.
Apart from three mountains above you can select to get through your festival time, Mount Lu, Mount Hua and Mount Wuyi are also the wisdom choices. Together with your family, having a wonderful Height Ascending Festival.

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