As the Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang) approaches, Hangzhou Singclean Medical Products Co., Ltd. has prepared a festival gift for the people who matter most to its staff — the parents and grandparents waiting at home. On the afternoon of October 13, 2026, the company will distribute Chongyang welfare packages to employees at its Hangzhou site, giving every colleague the chance to carry a traditional Chinese festival's warmest value — respect for the elderly — back through their own front door.

What Chongyang Means: The Ninth Day of the Ninth Month

Chongyang falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which this year lands on Sunday, October 18, 2026. In the classic I Ching, nine is a yang number; two nines stacked together give the festival its name — "chong yang," the doubled yang — and its alternative name, Chongjiu, "the double ninth." The sound of "nine, nine" in Chinese is a homophone for "long-lasting," which is why the date has long carried wishes for health and longevity. Traditional customs include climbing high ground to take in the autumn air, admiring chrysanthemums, wearing dogwood sprigs, drinking chrysanthemum wine, and sharing Chongyang cake.

What Every Employee Will Take Home

This year's packages are practical rather than symbolic. For each elderly person in an employee's household, the company has prepared two bags of Qinniangjiu rice and one bottle of Delekang Guhuang golden rice bran oil — daily staples chosen because they are used in every family kitchen rather than left on a shelf. Because the allocation is counted per elderly family member, a colleague supporting both parents at home will collect a double set, and employees should expect a package that is genuinely heavy. Distribution will take place in a single one-hour window, from 16:35 to 17:35 on October 14, at the security office, where packages are handed out centrally to keep the process orderly and quick. The company reminds everyone to arrange transport in advance — bring a car, a cart, or a colleague — so that the rice and oil reach home in good condition instead of being carried by hand.

Care in the Details: Feedback, Follow-up, and a Longer Tradition

The distribution on October 13 is a small item on a busy production calendar, but it carries the meaning the festival has held for centuries: the ninth day of the ninth month is a time to look after the elders who have looked after us. Singclean thanks every employee for the year's work and wishes all colleagues and their families a warm, healthy and long-lasting Double Ninth Festival.