Experience romantic atmosphere in Guangdong on Qixi Festival

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The traditional Qixi Festival, which is also referred to as Chinese Valentine's Day, is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It is the annual date for a mythical Chinese couple, Zhinü, the fairy of weaving, and Niulang, a cowherder, separated by the Milky Way, to reunite on a bridge formed by magpies. This year's Qixi Festival falls on August 10 and a series of activities are held across Guangdong. Here, you can immerse yourself in the romantic festive atmosphere. Guangzhou Qixi-themed cultural activities In some Cantonese-speaking areas in Guangdong, the Qixi Festival is also called Qiqiao (Begging for Skills) Festival or the birthday of Qiniang (Zhinü). Worshiping Qiniang is a key ritual, with girls donning new clothes and jewelry, offering incense, fruits, and flowers to the Vega star, and praying for needlework skills and marital bliss. (Photo: Nanfang Daily) Zhucun is currently the most concentrated and largest village for these festive activities in Guangzh ………………………………