ChongYang climb up and TCM culture

   Source: China's traditional Chinese medicine

    [guide language] the double ninth festival: the lunar 9 September, for the traditional chongyang festival, also called "the LaoRenJie". As early as in the warring states period he has been formed, the tang dynasty, ChongYang was formally as folk festival, and since then has followed so far different dynasties. ChongYang say again "step autumn" and March 3, "TaChun" all is poured out of the room and family, all relations ChongYang day to climb up together "avoid disaster", put ZhuYu, reward chrysanthemum. Since ChongYang atmosphere is full-bodied, wei and jin dynasty is past dynasties scholars of the most traditional festival chanting one of several.

    The lunar in September, the tradition of the elders in mind is a very ShiYue. They then look to the earth, and in the days, have many reasoning and legends. In the I ching, nine for Yang number. The XiaXiaoZheng "yue:" September internal fire (big Mars dormancy)." The "yellow emperor? Meat asked" yue: "the heaven and the earth to a few, starts with one and finally how nine." The above about "day:" about the nine, to see to the extreme." Think this month Yin flourishes while Yang declines, when everything dies, life will end. But looked from the digit, nine is to the number of Yang, 9 September for it, is nine, as pictures also is ChongYang. According to the I ching, the theory of things can climb up and avoid disaster. Or, is the ancient scourge, escape floods plague infection and so disaster measures. Pelosi, the ZhuYu drink chrysanthemum wine, is drug prevention through life health role, ward off evil spirits, to blow Yang's of nine.

     The literature on, in order to ChongYang date as a studying activity, about began in spring and autumn and warring states period, is by the emperor to say, singing, dancing, including wild feast, a prayer sacrifices and gradually formed. Activities Officially the 9 September as ChongYang festival, climb up, ZhuYu pelosi, food peng bait, drink chrysanthemum wine, it is the han dynasty. In tang dynasty, as people know, of things to improve ChongYang climb up from the consciousness of the disaster, has become increasingly desalination, gradually will ChongYang festival as most people climb up far, drinking, and pray, and seek chanting songs disppeared longevity of a better life folk activities.

    The double ninth festival and people have a close relationship to prevent the habits. "The neat people studying" cloud: "the day of ChongYang and shall cake the banquet of wine is touring the race to chang autumn. Wine will pick ZhuYu volunteers, chamomile, both in the drunk." "The dream LiangLu" cloud: "today to chrysanthemum, ZhuYu floating in wine to drink, the thing of two false serve, to blow Yang's nine of." The local conditions to record ":" ZhuYu 9 September ripe, red lovely, common in this day, ZhuYu room to fold the plug, and the evil spirit monarch said early cold." The "jing chu" record "also say:" 9 September, ZhuYu pelosi, food, drink chrysanthemum wine cloak bait, a long life." The bishop of huainan art "day:" WuZhuYu leaves fall well watered, the water, no plague; in the house, for the son ghost do five line volunteers monarch, the elimination of years." According to the paper, ZhuYu name, the pepper, fragrance is powerful, can kill the insects, removing pathogens, swore by. Chrysanthemum, the five internal organs, the si, put to the wind, the head, the glare, so natural resistance years old. Now, the lunar 9 September chongyang festival has become people travel fitness, relatives and gather, the poet saoke fushi face the breeze to the wine, chanting songs disppeared chrysanthemum appreciation of leisure activities, of course, is also relax the body, adjust the mood of the good time.