The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival allegedly originating in Shangcai County of Henan Province. It falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival, a date that the ancient people held to be auspicious. According to historical materials, the Chongyang

Festival had its initial form in the ceremonies held in autumn to worship heaven and the ancestors in gratitude for the harvest. It prevailed in the Western Han Dynasty and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty.

As time goes by, the festival has absorbed various folk customs and assumed richer cultural significance, including the more recently added respecting and caring for the elderly as China in 1989 designated this traditional festival the Senior Citizens Day.

The Chongyang Festival embodies the Chinese nation's virtue of loving the seniors.

In modern times, its celebrations are usually themed on health and longevity mixed with the traditional ethics of filial piety. In May 2006, the festival was among the first inscribed on the list of national intangible cultural heritage.