The Ganqiu Festival, also known as the Autumn Society Festival and the Autumn Festival, is a traditional festival of the Miao people in Fenghuang, Hunan. At the beginning of autumn, local people stop doing farm work, put on their best clothes, gather in groups on the traditional autumn slope, and play swings, play the sheng, sing and dance. At the end of the activities, two prestigious people are selected by the crowd to dress up as "Autumn Old Man" to wish everyone a good harvest and happiness. Every year on the beginning of autumn, the Miao compatriots hold a lively Ganqiu Festival. The Ganqiu Festival is a large-scale folk festival held by the Miao people before the autumn harvest or before the beginning of autumn, with entertainment, trade, communication between young men and women, and celebration of the upcoming harvest. On the day of the Beginning of Autumn, local people stop their farm work, put on festive costumes, and come to the autumn fair in groups from villages all over the country. They gather on the autumn slope to watch entertainment programs such as playing the sheng, acting, martial arts, lion dancing, dragon lanterns, and climbing the knife ladder. They also participate in swinging, playing ball, and other entertainment activities. At the same time, they also exchange materials. Young people use this once-a-year opportunity to look for partners and talk about love. The Autumn Fair is a large-scale folk festival held by the Miao people before the autumn harvest or the beginning of autumn, with entertainment, trade, communication between young men and women, and celebration of the upcoming harvest.