The Legend Behind Chinese Valentine's Day (Qixi Festival)

It's Chinese Valentine's Day! Aka Qixi festival or Magpie festival. This happens every year on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar. We tell you the legend of the cow herder (niulang 牛郎) and weaver girl (zhinu 織女).

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