Culture Insider: Qixi - the Chinese Valentine's Day
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Actors perform during an event celebrating the Qixi Festival in Dongguan city, Guangdong province, Aug 4, 2019. (Photos: China Daily)
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Blooming roses welcome the Qixi Festival in a rose garden in Guanyun county, Jiangsu province, Aug 6, 2019.
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A woman shows her needlework in Nanshan city, Chongqing municipality, Aug 6, 2019.
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A special running contest is held at a shopping mall in Shanghai to celebrate the Qixi Festival, Aug 6, 2019.
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A group wedding is held in Huanghua city, Hebei province, Aug 6, 2019.