A gala show is staged in Cimuchuan village, Dazhuangke township, northwestern Beijing's Yanqing district, on October 6, to celebrate the upcoming Chongyang Festival, Chinese seniors' day to pay respect to the seniors that falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on October 7 this year. Chinese people tend to climb mountains, fly kites and have chrysanthemum cakes to mark the festival. With 67,000 people aging above 60, or, 23.4 percent of its total population, Yanqing will hold 40 activities for the seniors including voluntary service, volunteer medical consultation in communities and publicizing the knowledge of prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease in October. [photo by Guo Xiaohong / China.org.cn]

Yanqing district sends commemorative photos to 10 local couples who are 70 years old, the same age as the People's Republic of China, to celebrate both the upcoming Chongyang Festival and the National Day holiday, on October 6, 2019. [photo by Chen Yi]

Yanqing offers volunteer medical service for the seniors in Cimuchuan village, Dazhuangke township, northwestern Beijing's Yanqing district, on October 6, 2019, a day before the Chongyang Festival. [photo by Chen Yi]

Calligraphers writes Chinese characters meaning happiness and longevity in Cimuchuan village, Dazhuangke township, northwestern Beijing's Yanqing district, on October 6, 2019, to celebrate the upcoming Chongyang Festival, Chinese seniors'day to pay respect to the seniors that falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on Oct. 7 this year. [photo by Guo Xiaohong / China.org.cn]

Senior residents from Yanqing climb the mountain in Cimuchuan village, Dazhuangke township, northwestern Beijing's Yanqing district, on October 6, 2019, to celebrate the upcoming Chongyang Festival, Chinese seniors' day to pay respect to the seniors that falls on the ninth day of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which is on Oct. 7 this year. [photo by Chen Yi]