雅思口语素材：Chinese Valefntines Day(七巧节)_雅思英语口语

雅思口语素材：Chinese Valefntines Day(七巧节)

　　Well-known poem

　　One of the most famous poems about the legend was written by Qin Guan of in the Song Dynasty .

　　Compared with love stories in Western legends, the story of Niu Lang and Zhi Nu seems not as intense or passionate. Love doesnt kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that their love can withstand their time apart.

　　It is faith and emotional liaison instead of physical attraction and desire that is emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folktales about love.

　　In only a few Chinese folk love stories can be found a description of the physical appearances of the hero and heroine.

　　In the Butterfly Lovers, the heroine, dressed as a boy to attend school, falls in love with a classmate. After they have lived together as classmates for years, the hero did not have the slightest clue that his best friend is actually a girl!

　　Chinese ceremonies

　　The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar.

　　Unlike St. Valentines Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.