Qixi: Enjoy traditional festival the ancient way

A Chinese culture preservationist wearing traditional Han robes (hanfu) from the Han Dynasty prepares to pay tribute to the Weaver Maid at Shishahai in Beijing on August 23, 2012. According to ancient Chinese mythology the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid, lovers separated by the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens, can only meet on Qixi in the evening of July 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar.[Photo/CFP]