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The Chrysanthemum Festival, is a festival held in the town of Xiaolan in November. [1] Zhongshan is sometimes called "Chrysanthemum city" because of its chrysanthemum culture. During the Ming dynasty, people planted chrysanthemums and gathered together to appreciate them. While doing that, they also wrote poems, drew pictures and drank liquor.
In Japan, the festival is known as Chōyō but also as the Chrysanthemum Festival (菊の節句, Kiku no Sekku) and it is one of Japan's five sacred ancient festivals (sekku). [14] [15] [16] It is most commonly celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th month according to the Gregorian calendar rather than the lunisolar calendar, i.e. on September 9.
The plant is particularly significant during the Chinese Double Ninth Festival. In Chinese culture, the chrysanthemum is a symbol of autumn and the flower of the ninth moon. People even drank chrysanthemum wine on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month to prolong their lives during the Han dynasty.
[citation needed] The town is well known for its Chrysanthemum plants, and is often called “Chrysanthemum City” (Chinese: 菊城; pinyin: Jú Chéng), according to the town's government. [2] From October to November every year, Xiaolan hosts a chrysanthemum festival along its major streets and parks.
When autumn comes on Double Ninth Festival, / my flower [the chrysanthemum] will bloom and all others perish. / When the sky-reaching fragrance [of the chrysanthemum] permeates Chang'an, / the whole city will be clothed in golden armour. [5] （Original Chinese text: 待到秋來九月八，我花開後百花殺。
In 2005, the festival changed its name to the 'Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival'. The festival features a song contest, an essay contest, and a Si-nangsong(poetry recitation) contest. About 1.5 million tourists visit during the festival. [3] Masan is a place where the history of chrysanthemum cultivation is enshrined. In 1961, six farms in ...
This is the case in both mainland China and Taiwan whilst Hong Kong and Macau also observe Buddha's Birthday and Chung Yeung Festival. In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with Malaysia. Each region has its own holidays on top of this condensed traditional Chinese set.
Changchun Film Festival; China Fashion Week; China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition; China International Fair for Investment and Trade; China National Youth Games; Chinese National Day Parade; Chrysanthemum Festival (Xiaolan-Zhongshan)