thegirlwhohid:“The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” is a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of
thegirlwhohid:“The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” is a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of the romance between Zhinü (織女; the weaver girl, symbolizing the star Vega) and Niulang (牛郎; the cowherd, symbolizing the star Altair). Their love was not allowed, and thus they were banished to opposite sides of the heavenly river (symbolizing the Milky Way). Once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, a flock of magpies would form a bridge to reunite the lovers for a single day.Zhinü and Niulang moodboard Heroes and heroines: (23/150) -- source link
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