Celebrating Chinese Valentine's Day

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2013-08-12 10:27

Two young people dressed as a cowherd and a weaving maid try to attract customers in Jinan, Shandong province, on Aug 10, 2013. Qixi is also known as Chinese Valentine's Day. According to Chinese legend, a cowherd and a weaving maid were separated by the galaxy and allowed to meet only once a year in heaven on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which falls on Aug 13 this year. [Photo by Zheng Tao/Asianewsphoto]

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