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During the Double Nine Festival, 600 senior citizens were invited to a Nine Big Bowl free banquet held at a village in Yongchuan District of Chongqing Metropolitan. October 26, the ninth day in the ninth month in Chinese lunar calendar, China celebrated a senior citizen day, the Double Nine Festival, paying tribute to those who have made a life-long contribution to and their families and the nation. Unlike in the Western tradition that reveres the physically strongest individuals, China is renowned for its dignified respect for the elderly and the experienced, which is a sign of a mature civilization.
During the festival, Buddhist Monastery Pilu Si in Nanjing made Longevity Noodle with 66 kg sesame oil, 666 kg vegetable and 6,666 kg fresh noodle, and cooked in water drawn from an ancient well in the temple and offered for free to the senior citizens in Nanjing to mark the happy occasion. (Source of info/photo: xinhuanet.com) Prev: China Race
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