Activities held across China to celebrate Chongyang Festival

Volunteers hold a group birthday party for elders in Luqiao District, Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 22, 2023. The Chongyang Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, is an annual festival to show respect and care for the elderly throughout China. The festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is October 23 this year. (Photo by Jiang Youqing/Xinhua)