老人节来临 市民争当敬老模范

中国农历9月9日是重阳节，又称老人节。敬老爱幼是中华民族的传统美德。

Seniors at an old folks home in Gongyu, East China's Jiangsu province, receive gifts from students on Sept 29 before the Double Ninth Festival.

9月29日重阳节前几日，中国东部江苏省年老者聚集在一名长辈家中接受学生们送给他们的礼物。

A female police officer puts on makeup for a senior woman in the Nanping township old folks home in Yanbian, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Oct 4, 2011 -- one day before the Double Ninth Festival. 

2011年10月4日重阳节前天，一名女警官在延边南平老者家中为一名老年妇女化妆。

A staff member of a snack store in Beijing carries steamed buns tailor-made for senior people on Oct 4, 2011, one day ahead of the Double Ninth Festival, a traditional Chinese festival for seniors which falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

中国农历9月9日是重阳节，是老年人的节日。2011年10月4日，重阳节前天，北京一小吃店员工端上他们为老年人特制的寿包。