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Qixi Tribute
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Qixi Tribute (Chinese: 七夕贡案; pinyin: Qīxì gòngàn) is an important and necessary part of annual celebration during the Qixi Festival or Qiqiao Festival. Based on the mythology about The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, a Qixi Tribute is a representation of their love meeting. It is one of the most popular customs of the Han Chinese in Dongguan, Guangdong province, especially in Wangniudun, a town in Dongguan city. Every year the government of Wangniudun holds a night-long Qixi festival celebration. Plenty of local people and tourists visit Wangniudun to share the happiness of the celebration.
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"Qixi Tribute" | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 七夕贡案 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 七夕貢案 | ||||||
Literal meaning | "a sort of artware as offering to celebrate Qixi Festival " | ||||||
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