The name of "Double Ninth Festival" was first recorded in The Three Kingdoms period. During The Three Kingdoms, Cao PI, Emperor Wen of Wei, described the Double Ninth Festival in the Book of Nine Days and Zhong You in this way: "The year went to the month, and suddenly returned to September 9. Nine is the number of Yang, and the sun and the moon should be, the common praise of its name, that it is suitable for a long time, so to enjoy the banquet high meeting."

In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the festival atmosphere became more and more intense, and many literati sang. Jin Dynasty literati Tao Yuanming said in the preface of the poem "Nine days Idle Residence" : "Idle residence, love heavy nine name. Qiu Ju full garden, and hold the liquor, empty to take nine Hua, worry about words." Both chrysanthemums and wine are mentioned here. In Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were written records of the custom of appreciating chrysanthemums and drinking wine.

Southern and Northern Dynasties Liang Zonglin "Jingchu years of memory" cloud: "September 9, four people and by the wild banquet."

During the Tang Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was made an official festival. Since then, the court and the people celebrated the Double Ninth Festival together, and carried out various activities during the festival. According to records, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month was officially listed as a state-recognized festival in the reign of Li Shi (780-785) of Tang Dezong, and the Double Ninth Festival was listed as one of the "three Ling festivals".

In Song Dynasty, the Double Ninth Festival was even more lively, and the grand event of the Double Ninth Festival was recorded in Tokyo Menghua Lu in the Northern Song Dynasty. "Wulin Old Events" also recorded that the court of the Southern Song Dynasty "made a double ninth row on the eighth day", waiting for a grand amusement the next day.

Ming and Qing dynasties, Ming Dynasty imperial palace eunuch concubine from the beginning of the moment began to eat flower cake together to celebrate, the ninth day of the double ninth day, the emperor also personally to the long live mountain visit, to Chang autumn Chi; In the Qing Dynasty, the custom was still prevalent, and the custom of Beijing Double Ninth Festival was to paste chrysanthemum branches and leaves on the doors and Windows, "to remove evil and dirty, to attract good luck".

In modern times, the Double Ninth Festival was given a new meaning. In 1989, the Chinese government designated September 9 every year as the Seniors‘ Day, harmoniously combining tradition and modernity, making this traditional festival a new type of festival to respect, respect, love and help the elderly. On December 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of the National People‘s Congress of China voted to pass the newly amended Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, which defines the ninth day of the ninth lunar month as the day of the Elderly. In the process of inheritance and development, the Double Ninth Festival has been spread from generation to generation with festival activities full of life significance. The theme of holding a banquet to respect the old and drinking a banquet to pray for longevity has gradually integrated with the traditional Chinese filial piety ethics, and has become one of the important themes of today‘s Double Ninth Festival activities.
The custom of climbing high on the Double Ninth Festival has a long history. Ancient folk in the Double ninth Festival has the custom of climbing, so the Double Ninth Festival is also called "climbing festival". Climbing "Ci Qing" is also derived from the nature of the solar terms, Double ninth Festival climbing "Ci Qing" and the ancients in Yangchun March spring outing corresponding. There is no uniform regulation on the location of the ascent, and the ascent is generally divided into climbing mountains, climbing tall buildings, or climbing platforms. There are roughly three origins of the custom of climbing mountains: one is from the ancient mountain worship; The second is the climate of "clean gas rising and turbidness sinking"; The third is to ascend to the height to take the Qing qi to heaven.