Qixi Festival: What is it and how is it celebrated?
Qixi Festival: What is it and how is it celebrated?
Bouquets of flowers for sale during Qixi – which is akin to Valentine’s Day (Picture: Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)
When we think of a romantic time in the UK, we probably think of Valentine’s Day in February.
In China and parts of East Asia, though, the month of the August would surely spring to mind – due to the annual Qixi Festival, which is being…