Chineseloversarespoiledwithmorethanoneoccasiontocelebratetheirlovesincewehavenowtwospecialdaysforlove.BacktotherootsofQixifestival,thelovefilledlegend.
OriginatedduringtheHanDynastyabouttwentycenturiesago,QiXibecamepopularintheTangandSongDynasties,andhassurvivedthroughouttheyearsasoneofthemostenjoyedChinesetraditions.
CaiMin,executivedirectorofCommunicationASSN.ofChina,says,"ThestoryofQiXiandcelebrationreflectsChinesepeople’straditionalvalueoflove,thatwetakefamilyandkinshipveryseriously,wewanttostaywithourlovers,havekidsandneverbeapart.I’dsaythisisoneofthemostpreciousmoralvaluesofChinesepeople."
JiaJia,relationshipconsultant,says,"PeoplecelebrateQiXibecausetheylongforpositiveinfluencesfromfineexamples.It’sanexpectationofaperfectrelationship."
Besidesredroses,wines,chocolateandromanticdinners,ChinesecouplesarealsorevivingthetraditionalmethodsofcelebratingQiXi.Activitiessuchasstargazingandreleasinglotuslanternsonrivershavebecomepopularinrecentyears.Sometrytheirluckatmatch-makingfairs,aneventthatbringssinglemenandwomentogether,hopingtofindtheirlonglostlove.
