The Legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: A Love Story Across the Milky Way

The legend tells the story of Zhinu, the granddaughter of the ancient celestial emperor, who was skilled in weaving and would weave colorful clouds in the sky every day. She grew tired of this monotonous life and secretly eloped with the cowherd, who lived in the mortal world. This angered the celestial emperor, who captured Zhinu and ordered them to separate, only allowing them to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on a magpie bridge. Their steadfast love moved the magpies, who flew and formed a bridge over the Milky Way, allowing the cowherd and Zhinu to meet on the river of the sky.