October 23 is the Chongyang Festival, a traditional Chinese folk festival, which has been given the meaning of "longevity" since ancient times, and has been passed down to this day, and Chongyang Festival has added the connotation of respecting the elderly. On the same day, in the century-old ancient temple of Xinxing County, Yunfu City, a September 9 mountaineering transfer prayer and blessing activity was held, attracting hundreds of believers from all over the world to pray for good luck and family well-being.
Xinxing County Yundian Temple was built in the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896 AD), located in Xinxing County Liyuan Village Jingshuidian Mountain Range under the Yunhu Mountain, clouds and mist, Taoist Temple built by the mountain, far away like a treasure hall in the sky, hence the name Cloud Temple Temple. The Cloud Temple Temple was initiated by scholars of the Taoist culture of Gao Yao Yunlong Guan and followers of Liyuan Village (built at the same time as the Jade Emperor Hall of Yunlong Temple). Liyuan Village believers originally cultivated in the Yunlongguan in Gaoyao Baizhuyunlongshan, and later received the support of Yunlongguan Taoists and pilgrims to return to the village to mobilize donations and raise funds, the site of Yundian Temple was built by Yunlongguan brothers chose the place Yunhu Mountain, in addition, the current Taoist temple Wu Chunde Taoist in order to let more people understand the culture of Chinese medicine, planted more than 300 kinds of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in Yundianguan, enriching the cultural landscape of Yundianguan.
The blessing and respect for the elderly activity is presided over by Wu Chunde (legal name Wu Zongbai), the 23rd generation descendant of the Lushan Sect of Quanzhen Sect of Chinese Taoism and the fourth generation of the Kaiping Chinese Medicine Family, and is carried out in accordance with Taoist cultural traditions and customs, including ceremonies such as prayer and incense offering, prayer parade, opening of the statue of the Sanqing deity, worship of teachers, respect for the elderly, fasting banquets and other ceremonies.
The origin legend of Chongyang Festival is also related to Taoism, and there are customs such as traveling and climbing, admiring chrysanthemums, planting dogwoods, flying kites, drinking chrysanthemum wine, and eating Chongyang cakes.