October 16th will be the Double Ninth Festival, as well as the 23rd Respect for the Aged Day. On the afternoon of October 14th, city leaders Zhu Minyang, Wu Chongdi, Huang Manzhong, Cai Yeming and Qian Weqin visited some senior citizens, including some hard living and solitary ones. Wang Xinan, the Mayor of Jiangyin, and Qian Wenqin, the Deputy Mayor, visited the elderly in Nanzha Street.
On the afternoon of October 14th, the 23rd Respect for the Aged Day & Exhibition of Activity Events for the Elderly was held in Jiangyin. It propagated the Chinese traditional moral value of respecting for the elderly and caring for the elderly. It also showed the spirit of vigor and happiness of the elderly. Zhu Minyang, Wang Xinan, Wu Chongdi, Huang Manzhong and Qian Wenqin attended the celebration.
Wang Xinan, the Mayor and Director of Senior Citizens Work Committee, sent festival regards to the 230 thousand senior citizens in Jiangyin on behalf of Jiangyin Municipal Party Committee, Standing Committee of Jiangyin Municipal People s Congress, Jiangyin Government and Jiangyin Committee under Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference. Wang said that we should promote the Chinese traditional moral value of revering elders, create a social environment of respecting for them and safeguard their lawful rights in order to create a happy life in their twilight years. Meanwhile, he hoped that the senior citizens could support the developments of all the public utilities, show their artistries and take an active part in all the social activities to make contributions to economic development and social harmony.
