The Double Seventh Festival， on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month， is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.

　　This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars， and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star， which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid， and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.

　　Long， long ago， there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand)。 His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day， a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately， the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.

　　With the help of celestial cattle， the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife， the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies， so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh)。

　　雙七節,在陰歷7月7日,是中國傳統節日中最具浪漫色彩的。它經常在陽歷8月進入。

　　這個節日是在仲夏,天氣溫暖,草木揭示其奢華的綠色。晚上天空點綴著星星時,人們可以看到銀河系跨越從北到南。在每個銀行是一顆明亮的星星,從遠處看到對方。他們是牛郎和織工女仆,對他們有一個美麗的愛情故事一代一代傳下來。

　　很久很久以前,有一個誠實和善良的名叫妞妞朗(牧牛工)。他的父母當他還是個孩子的時候就去世了。后來他被他的嫂子趕出他的家。所以他靠自己放牧牲畜和農業。一天,一位仙女從天上之怒(編織女傭)愛上了他和秘密下來到地球并嫁給了他。牧童養殖領域和韋弗女仆編織在家里。他們過著幸福的生活,生了一個男孩和一個女孩。不幸的是,天上的神很快發現這樣一個事實,并下令太后西方天堂把韋弗女仆。

　　在老牛的幫助下,牛郎飛到天堂和他的兒子和女兒。時他正要趕上他的妻子,女王母親脫下她的一只金簪,中風。一個洶涌的河出現在前面的牧童。牧牛工和韋弗女仆永遠分離的兩家銀行,只會覺得自己的眼淚。他們的忠誠的愛情感動了喜鵲,成千上萬的喜鵲來建造一座橋梁牧牛工和韋弗女仆來滿足彼此。女王的母親最終被移動和允許他們來滿足每年的陰歷7月7日。習因此他們會議日期被稱為“氣”(雙第七)。