Chinese young people dressed in traditional costumes reshow the legend of The Weaver Girl (Zhinv) and the Cowherd (Niulang) during a matchmaking event
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Chinese young people dressed in traditional costumes reshow the legend of The Weaver Girl (Zhinv) and the Cowherd (Niulang) during a matchmaking event ahead of the Qixi Festival, also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, in Ningxiang city, central China's Hunan province, 27 August 2017. According the legend, mortal cowherd Niulang, fell in love with Zhinu a fairy weaving girl. Their love was forbidden and they were banished to different sides of the Milky Way. Magpies took pity on them and built a bridge they could cross once a year - on the seventh night of the seventh lunar month, known as the Qixi Festival. Many regard it as China's Valentine's Day. Young people from Ningxiang city, central China's Hunan province, dressed in traditional costumes reacted the legend in the hope of finding their fairy partners during a matchmaking event. This year, Qixi festival falls on August 28.