The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are characters found in Chinese mythology who appear eponymously in a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of the romance between Zhinü the weaver girl, symboliz
The reunion of the couple on the bridge of magpies. Artwork in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the magpie bridge.
View of the night sky: Vega (Zhinü the weaver-girl) is at top left, Altair (Niulang the cowherd) at lower centre. The heavenly river (Milky Way) separates them.
Zhinü with a shuttle in her hand, painted by Zhang Ling, Ming dynasty
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The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang in Chinese mythology. The festival is celebrated on the seventh day of t
Qixi offerings from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau at the Hong Kong Museum of History
Ladies on the 'Night of Sevens' Pleading for Skills by Ding Guanpeng, 1748