What flowers to enjoy on Double Ninth Festival? Chrysanthemums are in full bloom

What flowers should we appreciate on Double Ninth Festival? During the Double Ninth Festival, people would go out to enjoy the autumn scenery, climb high places to have a good view, etc. Next, let’s take a look at what flowers are in bloom during the Double Ninth Festival.

What flowers to enjoy on Double Ninth Festival

Chrysanthemum viewing

The Double Ninth Festival is also called the Chrysanthemum Festival. Chrysanthemums are in full bloom during the Double Ninth Festival, which is a very suitable time to appreciate them. Chrysanthemum is not only one of the ten traditional famous flowers in my country, but also in Chinese classical literature and culture, it is collectively known as the "Four Gentlemen of Flowers" along with plum, orchid and bamboo. It is a symbol of elegance and purity. In ancient times, the ninth month of the lunar calendar was commonly known as the Chrysanthemum Month. Chrysanthemum festivals were held during the festival and crowds of people from all over the city attended the festivals to appreciate the chrysanthemums. Since the Three Kingdoms and Wei and Jin Dynasties, it has become a fashion to gather together on the Double Ninth Festival to drink, appreciate chrysanthemums and write poetry. Especially the literati and poets, they also combine chrysanthemum appreciation with banquets. The most famous among them is Tao Yuanming, a great poet of the Jin Dynasty, who was famous for his seclusion, his poetry, his wine, and his love of chrysanthemums.

Insert dogwood

Dogwood is an important symbol of the Double Ninth Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival is also the busiest period for the growth of dogwood. Therefore, people like to wear dogwood to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck on the Double Ninth Festival. Therefore, dogwood is also called "the evil-warding angel". Cornus officinalis, also known as "Yuejiao" and "Aizi", is an evergreen fragrant plant. What people generally refer to as dogwood mainly includes two varieties: Cornus officinalis, a deciduous shrub or small tree, 4-10 meters high. The flowers are yellow, the drupes are oblong, and the ripe fruits are used as traditional Chinese medicine. Evodia rutaecarpa, a small tree or shrub, is 3-5 meters tall. Its young branches are dark purple-red and its fruits are dark purple-red. Its fruiting period is from August to November. Because it belongs to the Rutaceae family, it looks a bit like its "relative" Sichuan pepper.