Chin Village was named after Chin the Conqueror, a warlord and tyrant who was killed by Avatar Kyoshi when he threatened her peninsula. Along the coast of Chin Village are large cliffs, a reminder of how, hundreds of years ago, Avatar Kyoshi separated her village from the mainland.

The village was presumably founded by the supporters of the deceased warlord. Remembering him as Chin the Great, a great and loved ruler rather than a warlord. The people of Chin village until recently, honored their fallen leader by celebrating what they call "Avatar Day". A day that celebrated their hatred for the Avatar.

Avatar Day is now a day where the villagers celebrate Avatar Aang driving off the Rough Rhinos and unfried dough in the shape of Aang is served in his honour as a reminder of the day Aang was not boiled in oil.