Chongyang Festival celebrated across China

Senior citizens watch a lion dance during an event marking the Chongyang Festival in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 18, 2026. A series of celebration activities were held across the country to mark the Chongyang Festival, which falls on Oct. 18 this year. Also known as China's Seniors' Day, it honors the country's traditional virtues of filial piety and family love. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)