On October 16th, 2018, OECians from Russia, Pakistan, Ghana, Guinea and other countries went into a community of Jinshan Street in Zhenjiang City to on occasion of "Double Ninth Festival" and cooked for more than 30 empty-nested, widowed and elderly people and shared love as strong tradition of respecting the elderly in China and welcome the arrival of the Double Ninth Festival.

What is Chongyang Festival?Falling on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Chongyang Festival (Oct. 17th this year) is also called the Double Ninth Festival. It is named as Chongyang Festival because according to the Chinese astrology, nine is a 'Yang' character meaning masculine or positive and 'Chong' in Chinese means double. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. To celebrate the day, people usually clime the mountains and enjoy Chrysanthemum. In China, nine (九 jiu) has the similar pronunciation with the word meaning 'forever', symbolizing longevity. Therefore, the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors' Day. Present day's youth in China observe the Double Ninth festival by paying respects to elders and thank them for everything.