Huanghua Festival refers to the Double Ninth Festival and also refers to Huanghuagang Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Day. The first China Yellow Flower Festival was held on June 18, 2008 in Qu County, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province. Starting from 2008, Qu County has designated June 18 every year as the Qu County Yellow Flower Festival.
Explanation
Double Ninth Festival
Song Shaoyong's "Yi Yun and Three Wang Shaoqing Lived in the House Together": "Luozhong's poems have society, and the sentences on horseback are like gods. The friendship between the white heads is strong, and the yellow flowers are new. "The poem "Reed Flowers" by Wang Shipeng of the Song Dynasty: "The yellow flower festival has passed in the sad autumn, and the eyes are clear and suspicious of Baidi City." The poem "Congratulations to the Bridegroom·Wuxu Birthday" by Liu Kezhuang of the Song Dynasty: " Next year is the Huanghua Festival, and I will go to the Yaochi banquet early."
Huanghuagang Revolutionary Martyrs' Day
Preface to Liu Yazi's "Ode to March 29": "The Huanghuagang Revolution took place on the 29th day of March in the old calendar of 1911, and the Southern Capital will change the new moon next year. According to the Double Ten Festival regulations, it is reasonable to calculate April 27th in the national calendar as the Yellow Flower Festival based on the old and new calendars in the year of 1911. "Lu Xun's "Jiji Ji·Miscellaneous Thoughts on Huanghua Festival": "I naturally understand what the three words Huanghua Festival mean; however, as for the soldiers who died at Huanghuagangtou, not only their names, but also their number are unknown. ”
Qu County Characteristics
Qu County’s special soil, water quality and climate are most suitable for the growth of yellow flowers. During the Xianfeng and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty, farmers in the county planted yellow flowers in large areas. After several generations of painstaking and meticulous research by agricultural scientists, the selected yellow flower varieties such as "Wuping Zao" have unique seven stamens and a single flower body length of 9 to 12 cm. , with delicious color, rich aroma, tender, crisp and refreshing taste, and rich in nutrients, it is the top-quality yellow flower in the country.