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Chinese Valentines Day Introduction The time is July 7 each year in the lunar calendar. Chinese Valentines Day is also called The Daughters Festival“ or Double Seventh Festival “ . Origin Legend Activities Significance Contents Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty. Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song and Yuan dynasties, special articles for the Qi Xi were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival. Origin Today some traditional customs are still observed in rural areas of China, but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love. The Romantic story…… Long long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang .His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by farming with an old cow. Legend One day, The magical cow kindly told him a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion. Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening. This evening the seven fairies left heaven to bathe. He took one of the beautiful silk dresses that the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldnt find her clothes and had to see her sisters flying back to heaven without her. Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nv, to stay with him. Zhi Nv fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. So Niu Lang farmed