Thursday, August 23, 2012

Couple Marks Their 83rd Chinese Valentine's Day

Gong Deyun, 99 years old, gave a bunch of flowers to his wife, Sun Yucui, 102, at their home in Rushan, east China's Shandong province.

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Since getting married in 1930, they have spent 82 years together. Here, Ms. Sun watches her husband water plants at home.

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Thursday will mark their 83rd Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, together.

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The couple thread Qingguo, a hand-made traditional food, ahead of the festival.

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The couple watched TV at home on Tuesday.

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China's Qixi Festival originates from a romantic fairy tale about a fairy who fell in love with a mortal. After being cast to opposite sides of the Milky Way, they were allowed to meet once a year.

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The annual meeting comes on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month according to the Chinese calender. This year it is on Thursday. Eating Qiaoguo, a snack made with a mold like this one, is a tradition to express wishes for a happy life.

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On Thursday, young couples across China rushed to register for marriage on the auspicious day.

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A young couple kissed underwater to celebrate the festival in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province

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People of the Miao and Li ethnic groups gathered to splash each other and pray for good fortune in south China's Hainan province Thursday.

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A couple walked past a man selling roses along an underground walkway in Beijing.

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A girl arranged 999 lollipops at a flower shop in Anhui province ahead of the festival.

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Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444358404577606560115415628.html?mod=rss_about_china

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