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Events held in China's Inner Mongolia to mark Chongyang Festival
By Xinhua Published: Oct 30, 2025 08:12 AM
Children perform during an event to mark the Chongyang Festival in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2025. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chongyang Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Wednesday this year. It is an occasion to care for and send blessings to older people in China. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Children perform during an event to mark the Chongyang Festival in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2025. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chongyang Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Wednesday this year. It is an occasion to care for and send blessings to older people in China. (Xinhua/Bei He)


 
A barber provides free service for an aged resident at a community in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2025. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chongyang Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Wednesday this year. It is an occasion to care for and send blessings to older people in China. (Xinhua/Bei He)

A barber provides free service for an aged resident at a community in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2025. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chongyang Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Wednesday this year. It is an occasion to care for and send blessings to older people in China. (Xinhua/Bei He)


 
Medical staff participate in a free clinic event to mark the Chongyang Festival at a community in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2025. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chongyang Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Wednesday this year. It is an occasion to care for and send blessings to older people in China. (Xinhua/Bei He)

Medical staff participate in a free clinic event to mark the Chongyang Festival at a community in Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 29, 2025. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chongyang Festival, celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, falls on Wednesday this year. It is an occasion to care for and send blessings to older people in China. (Xinhua/Bei He)