参加英语大赛中英自我介绍(汇编20篇)

Good afternoon, teachers! My name is YangXiaodan. I`m 11

now. I`m from Class2 Grade 5 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. My English teacher is Miss Sun. She`s quiet and kind. She`s short and young. My good friend is ZhangBingbing. She`s 12. She`s tall and pretty. We`re in the same class. We both like English very much. I like painting , listening to music, playing computer games and

reading books. My favourite food is chicken. It`s tasty and yummy. I often do my homework and read books on Saturdays. This is me. Please remember YangXiaodan. Thank you very much!

Everyone has a really good friend or Zhixin Ren, so I have a friend like her grown very ordinary, very pure, performance is also very good, she is adorable, but her character is very cheerful, I particularly like him.

He helped me a lot of busy, I have once physical education class, careless, wrestling has. Her to send me to school medical room, and she still takes care of me and asked if I have things to buy me water to drink, I am very grateful to her, so呀was my best friend.

翻译：每个人都有一个真心的好朋友或者是知心人，我就有一个这样的朋友，她长得很普通，很纯洁，成绩也很好，她是个活泼可爱的人，她的性格非常开朗，我特别喜欢他。

他帮我很多的忙，有一次，我上体育课时，一不小心，摔跤了。是她把我送进校医室的，她还很照顾我，问我有没有事，给我买水喝，我非常感谢她，所以呀是我最好的朋友。

Last qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.

With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.

My favourite animal is dog.They are very cute.There are many kinds of dogs.Some of them are big and some of them are small,some of them are white and some of them are black.I like the big dogs,like a bulldog,because they can protect me.I dont have anydog yet,because my mum does not like dogs.she think they are dangrous.I Will buy a dog after I become older.

My name is Li Haoyi. Im nine years old. Im a monkey. School: Park Primary School, class two (3).

I was a lively and cheerful and brave pupils in the class is worthy of the name "big star". I was very good at math. I was sealed by Mr. Zhou as a representative of math class. I also got the good praise from Mr. Huang.

Once, I saw in the exercises when the teacher Huang and Professor Zhou refers to me, I think that is calling me. After the exercise, the teacher let my mother come to school, I was more nervous! When my mother talked to the teacher, I knew that my sister was praised. (call to a false alarm.)

Look, this is me!

Canton Tower,as a new landmark,located in the new CBD and the Pearl River landscape axis,lying in the geometric center of Guangzhou city.Canton Tower is 125 meters away from the south bank of Pearl River,facing the Haixinsha Island and Zhujiang New Town.In the year 2004,Information Based Architecture won the international competition,in which 13 of the worlds largest architectural offices participated,with a stunning and challenging design.IBA collaborated with Arup,the global design and business consulting firm developed the concept design.In later stages,IBA cooperated mainly with the local Chinese offices of Arup and a Local Design Institute.

这周有一个非常特别的事情，就是我参加了全国奥林匹克英语大赛初赛。

周六清晨七点，我被一阵美妙的铃声吵醒，我一个鲤鱼挺出了被窝，开始快速刷牙、洗脸，接着就去了我的英语补习班——英伦外国语。

八点左右，我们和英伦老师乘坐公交车去中原领航实验学校考点考试。老师让我们先排好队，秩序井然的出了校门，坐上我们熟悉的b3路公交车，很快到达了考场。

开始考试了，我的眼睛一扫题目，哈哈，我以为有多难呢，原来这么简单！虽然我在很短时间内完成了试题，但是我还是认真检查了很多遍，直到老师收卷。

在星期天的早上，妈妈接到了学校发来的考试成绩，我已经成功晋级复赛，我非常高兴！接下来老师让我准备写一篇英语短文，迎接复赛！

我一定好好准备，争取取得更加优异的成绩！

Hi, everybody! My name is XXX, this year 19 years old, is a Gemini girls. X class from electronic engineering department of automation.

By face to face with self adjusting post match, let me know more about myself. About my character: I am friendly, serious, responsible, loyal to their duties, have the sense of responsibility. Principle of life is to be honest, other people can be honest with you. So the heavy friendship, attaches great importance to the relationship with friends. I ready to help others. Easy-going personality, willing to get along with people. Want to be a popular person. Social adaptation ability. Sensitive to interpersonal relationship, the people, to the thing, and better insight on the surrounding environment. I like to like to listen to, also like the pragmatic. With the spirit of perseverance, as long as I think I should do, no matter how difficult it will be to do. I do have very strong principle and flexible, respect the agreement. Is a standard Gemini girl like to stay in a quiet place to study work and life. Although I sometimes have a strong emotional reaction, but usually reluctant to personal feelings. My interests: my hobby is reading literature books, like the fable story, like detective fiction, but sometimes obsession and harm the eyes. The pursuit of nature, like to study in play in the way of life. Love ancient buildings, like that has a sense of place. I have very strong curiosity to new things, and study on things you dont understand, have stronger ability to learn. I like the pragmatic, the pursuit of specific and clear. Rational thinking like according to actual situation. Pay attention to the details of things, like judging from the details. Skills: I have the ability to learn, because I am from vocational schools on me than my classmates many mastered the basic mechanical principle, mechanical manufacturing technology, mechanical manufacturing base,

Mechanical drawing (including the basis of CAD application), literature common sense, and so on. Motor coordination ability strong, the incident response his swift, have very strong right control. Can move hand is strong, for small things quickly and have the right. In other ways, language expression ability is stronger, good at communication with people.

I think the primary task of college students is to learn cultural knowledge, therefore I steadfastly, in the study did not relax. I think a good method of study is very helpful to learn knowledge, so after each test, I will summarize the learning experience. No pains no pains, no gains, nothing is impossible. Good optical knowledge on book is not enough. I think learning is the students profession, the profession also needs to have the wisdom, perseverance and perseverance. In todays rapid development of information age, we only by constantly learning new knowledge, dont fall behind. College, rich and colorful social life and sleek and nervous learning atmosphere, I got many different levels of exercise and test; The attitude of calm and calm is my respond. The hobby is widespread makes me very enrichment; So many friends that I feel rich! I very strong dedication and sense of responsibility that I can face any difficulties and challenges.

Thank you for your attention

嗨，大家好!我的名字叫做xxx，今年十九周岁了，是一名双子座女生。来自电子工程系自动化x班。

通过直面自我认知调整人职匹配，让我更了解自己。我的性格：我待人友善，待事认真、负责、忠于职守，具有责任感。做人原则是要真诚待人，别人才能真诚待你。所以重友谊，重视与朋友之间的感情。为人热情乐于助人。性格随和，乐于与人相处。希望做一个受大家喜爱的人。社会适应能力强。对人际关系敏感，对人、对事、对周围环境的洞察能力强。我喜欢喜欢聆听，也喜欢务实。具有坚定不移的精神，只要我认为应该做的事情，不管有多困难都会去做。我做事具有很强的原则性，也善于变通，尊重约定。是一个标准的双子座女生喜欢呆在安静的地方学习工作和生活。我虽然有时候有很强的情绪反应，但通常不愿将个人情绪表现出来。我的兴趣：我爱好阅读文学书籍，喜欢寓言故事，喜欢侦探类的小说，但是有时会痴迷而伤害眼睛。追求自然，喜欢在游玩中学习生活方式。喜爱古建筑，喜欢那有着历史感的地方。我对新事物具有很强的好奇心，也钻研于自己不明白的事物，具有较强的学习能力。我喜欢务实，追求具体和明确的事情。喜欢依据实际情况理性考虑问题。关注事物的细节，喜欢从细节来判断事物。我所拥有的技能：在学习能力上，因为我是从职校上了我比同班的同学多掌握机械原理、机械制造工艺基础、机械制造基础、

机械制图(包括CAD的基础应用)、文学常识等等。运动协调能力强，对事件反应敏捷迅速，具有很强的正确控制力。能动手力强，对于细小事物能快速而有正确的操作性。在其他方面，语言表达能力较强，善于与人沟通。

我觉得大学生的首要任务还是学好文化知识，所以在学习上我踏踏实实，一点也不放松。我认为好的学习方法对学好知识很有帮助，所以在每次考试后，我都会总结一下学习经验。一份耕耘一分收获，没有什么事是不可能的。光学好书本上的知识是远远不够的。我认为学习是学生的职业，这份职业同样需要有智慧、毅力和恒心。在当今这个快速发展的信息时代，我们只有不断汲取新知识，才不会落伍。 大学里，丰富多彩的社会生活和井然有序而又紧张的学习气氛，使我得到多方面不同程度的锻炼和考验;沉着和冷静是我遇事的态度;爱好广泛使我非常充实;众多的朋友使我倍感富有!我很强的事业心和责任感使我能够面对任何困难和挑战。

谢谢大家

[英语作文大学自我介绍

The city of xi an is my beautiful home, which has the wall, the wild goose pagoda, the drum tower, the terracotta warriors... It is. My family has my familiar smiling face, familiar family, xi an is the city of the city is my honor and my pride.

In the spring of a lot of people gathered outside the wild goose pagoda, because they know that master xuan zang in starting to get true through, so the people respect him very much as the quality of the firm and meticulous spirit, where there will be a wonderful fountain performance and a wonderful song.

In the summer the Terra Cotta Warriors gathered a lot of Chinese and foreign tourists, they take up the sun fire here will be very hard, of course we will not abuse their.

The bells and drums of the bell tower are so wonderful in autumn.

All the buildings in the winter are covered, the white snow is so beautiful!

故城西安是我美丽的家，那有城墙、大雁塔、钟鼓楼、兵马俑……。我的家有我熟悉的笑脸、熟悉的家人，西安被评为古城是我的荣誉也是我的骄傲。

春天的大雁塔的外面聚集了许多的人，因为他们知道当年的玄奘法师在出发去取真经的，所以人们非常敬重他那样坚定的品质和一丝不苟的精神，哪里还会有精彩的喷泉表演和美妙的歌声。

夏天的兵马俑里聚集着许多的中外游客，他们冒着火辣辣的太阳来到这里一定会很辛苦的，当然我们也不会虐但他们的。

秋天，钟鼓楼的钟声和鼓声是多么的美妙。

冬天所有的建筑物都盖上了，白白的积雪真美丽阿!

Autumn, is a fresh autumn, fruit season, everywhere beautiful.

Look, the field is golden. Wow a lot of gold necklace Yo, but I thought again, how could there be so many gold necklaces on the field, I came forward to see, just beans fills, empty hi a; rice has caught the harvest season, from a distance Like a sunset of the sea, from the near look, like a beach; Hey, lying so many fat dolls, a closer look, the original is some big melon.

Look, there is a crystal clear river around the rice fields. Although the river is not as spectacular as the Yellow River, but this river for the field to add a new scene. Here the river is clear, ah, clear can see the free fish in the river; here the river "singing" gurgling in the fields farming farmers uncle can often hear the river crisp, sweet "song"; here the river More blue ah, blue like the ocean, blue pure, blue deep Zhan. How beautiful the river!

This kind of field in the crystal clear river, with colored butterflies and all day buzzing little bees, all kinds of beautiful flowers fragrant, so you feel like walking into a continuous pastoral painting The

Ah, I love the fields of autumn!

[介绍秋天的田野英语作文

i am linjiang. i was born in jilin changchun. i graduate from henan university of urban construction. i started learning english since i was 15 years old.my father is a farmer . and my mother is a housewife. i am the youngest one in my family. my brother have a lot of american friends. that’s why i have no problem communicating with americans or others by speaking english.

in my spare time, i like to do anything relating to english such as listening to english songs, watching english movies or tv programs, or even attending the activities held by some english clubs or institutes. i used to go university for a short- term english study. during that time, i learned a lot of daily life english and saw a lot of different things.

i think language is very interesting. i could express one substanceby using different sounds. so i wish i could study and read more english enlarge my knowledge.

我是。我出生英寸我毕业的高中和英语专业。我开始学习英语，因为我是12岁。我的父母有很多美国朋友。这就是为什么我没有问题，与美国或其他国家的英语沟通。

我在业余时间，我喜欢做的任何与英语的听英文歌曲，看英文电影或电视节目，甚至参加一些英超俱乐部或学院所举行的活动。我曾经去作短期英语留学。在此期间，我学到了很多日常生活的英语，看到了很多不同的事情。

我觉得语言很有意思。我可以表达一种substanceby使用不同的声音。所以，我希望我能学习更多英语文学和扩大我的知识

所谓自我介绍，就是把自已介绍给出别人，以使别人认识自已，所以恰到好处的自我介绍，可以大大提高同学的好感。下面是小编为您带来的是大学生开学英语自我介绍相关内容，希望对您有所帮助。

1、Good morning/afternoon/evening, my name is . It is really a great honor to have this opportunity/chance to introduce myself. I would like to answer whatever you may raise, and I hope I can make a good performance today.

上午好/下午好/晚上好！我的名字叫……。今天有机会进行自我介绍深感荣幸。我乐意回答你们所提出来的任何问题。我希望我今天能表现的非常出色。

2、I am years old, born in province/Beijing, northeast/southeast/southwest…… of china, and I am currently a freshman（大一新生）/sophomore（大二学生）/junior（大三学生）/senior（大四学生） student at Capital Institute of Physical Education.

我今年……岁，出生在……省/北京，它位于中国的东北/东南/西南……等部。我目前是首都体育学院大一/大二/大三/大四的学生。

3、 My major is sports training of basketball/voellyball/football/badminton/pingbang/tennis/

我主修篮球/排球/足球/羽毛球/乒乓球/网球/田径/游泳/跆拳道等运动训练专业。在我毕业以后，我将会获得学士学位。

4、In the past 1/2/3 years, I spend most of my time on study. I have passed CET3/4/6 and I have acquired basic knowledge of sports training both in theory and in practice.

在过去的1/2/3年中，我把大量的时间用在学习上。我已经通过了大学英语2/3/4/6级。而且，我已经从理论和实践二方面对运动训练专业的基础知识有了一个大致的了解。

5、Besides, I have attended several sports meetings held in Beijing. I am also the volunteers of China Tennis Open, Chinese Badminton Masters…… . Through these I have a deeply understanding of my major—sports training.

除此以外，我还参加了在北京举行的许多运动会。我还是中国网球公开赛，羽毛球大师赛……的志愿者。通过这些，我对运动训练专业有了一个更深刻的了解。

6、I have lots of interest, such as singing, dancing, drawing and so on.

我有很多兴趣爱好，如唱歌、跳舞、画画等。

7、Thank you!

谢谢大家！

[大学生开学英语自我介绍

Hello! Its my pleasure to come here and have a chance to introduce myself. I will graduate from Beijing Unite Teacher Training university and live in Beijing chaoyang district; my major is Visual Communication design.

On college days, I studied some Graphic Artist Design, Package Design, Book Design, Website Design and so on. Here is my E-portfolio, please see it. Besides, a few e-works in my flash disk. Please see it when you are convenient.

Thank you very much!

In contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers people also enjoy hope of Spring on this day. The Qingming Festival is a time when the sun shines brightly the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. Since ancient times people have followed the custom of Spring outings. At this time tourists are everywhere.

People love to fly kites during the Qingming Festival. Kite flying is actually not limited to the Qingming Festival. Its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day but also at night. A string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars and therefore are called "god‘s lanterns."

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. In the past the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But since 1979 "Arbor Day" was settled as March 12 according to the Gregorian calendar.

相反的悲伤的墓扫墓，人们也希望享受春天的这一天。清明节是一个阳光灿烂的日子，树和草都变绿了，大自然又恢复了活力。自古以来，人们都有踏青的习俗。此时到处是游客。

人们喜欢在清明节期间放风筝。风筝放飞其实并不限于清明节。它的独特之处在于人们在白天不放风筝，晚上也放风筝。一串串的小灯笼拴在风筝上或是线上看起来像闪亮的星星，因此被称为“上帝的灯笼”。

清明节也是一个植树的时候，树苗的成活率很高，树木生长快。在过去，清明节被称为“植树节”。但自1979以来，“植树节”定在3月12日根据公历。

1. i have been for over five years in teh employ of an exporting company.

本人曾经前后五年被受雇于出口贸易公司，英语求职自我介绍。

2. i have been in the business for the last ten years, and worked as the superintendent in the personnel department.

本人在过去十年在商界担任人事部主任迄今。

3. i have had five years‘ experience with a company as a salesman.

本人曾在某一公司担任推销员，前后有五年之久。

4. for the past three years, i have been in the office of the brothers trading co., where i have been ad still am an accountant.

本人曾经在兄弟贸易公司服务三年，担任会计工作，现仍在职中。

5. i am twenty years of age, and have been employed for the last two years by the green trees co., in teh general clerical work of the office.

我今年20岁，曾于绿林公司服务两年，担任一般文员工作，自我介绍《英语求职自我介绍》。

6. i am 25 years of age, and have had two years‘ experience in my present post, which i am leaving to better myself.

我今年25岁，已在目前的职位工作两年，兹为寻找更上一层楼，准备离开此职位。

7. i am nineteen years of age, female and have had two years‘ experience in a company‘s delivery office.

我今年19岁，女性。曾在某家公司担任收发工作两年。

8. i am just leaving school, and am eighteen years of age.

本人18岁，不久即可毕业。

9. i am twenty years of age, and am anxious to settle down to office work.

本人20岁，希望能找到一个公司，以便安定下来。

10. since my graduation from the school two years ago, i have been employed in teh green hotel as a cashier.

[求职自我介绍英语100字

The Longhu villa in my hometown Pengshui County, where the fog is floating, (.) is a magical and beautiful place.

The flag up to an altitude of about 1000 meters high, halfway up the mountain air is very sweet, very refreshing. The mountain long rows of trees under the tree is a wild profusion of vegetation, and insects and other small animal snake, so you walk can hear small animal sounds.

The most interesting, is that the top of the thick fog, one or two months a year, on the top of the mountain will have a thick layers of fog, you can put the fog blowing a "hole" in one breath, but it closed in neither fast nor slow, steep peak, have a piece of egg shaped stone. Its a good place to watch the fog, but prone to hallucinations sitting on the stone, you will feel as if you are sitting in the clouds is Sun Wukong, somersault cloud, all of a sudden to jump down! And its easy to sit on the stone and jump down! You know, this stone is surrounded by a cliff! So, its better not to sit on the stone, because its a safe one!

There are four people in my family.They are my father,my mother,my sister and me.My father is a worker.He likes playing cards.My mother is a housewife.She likes doing housework and cooking for us.My sister is a student.She likes reading books.I am a pupil.I like playing soccer.This is my family.I love my family because it can give me happiness and love.

Hello, my name is_______. Iam_______years old. Now I amstudying in_______Primary School. I am inGrade_______, Class_______.

I live in_______. Thereare_______members in myfamily—father, mother and me. My father isa/an_______； my motherisa/an_______. I lo(）ve both ofthem.

In my spare time, Ilike_______, and my favoritecolour is_______. I also love__________very much,such as________________.

I hope I can learn English well,because I think it very important. But_______ is favorite subject,because it is very interesting.

I wish I can become a_______in the future.

导语：说到汕头，小编就想到汕头牛肉丸，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

My hometown is a seashore city—— Shantou.

Shantou lands place motherland southeast coastal have unique natural and humanity environment.

It is a bridge town swim the silk feelings of son Su is fish for sea love.

Shantou is also a culture city literature origin flows out length has rich content. It have fed a tide of acting another generation people its culture is immortal.

Shantou is also beautiful meal Zhi it has the varied snack of delicious food tide Shan congou is more famous world.

Again besides Shan the environment with graceful head since attracting countless visitor this travel.

after entering the program of " 115 " Shan head is more dynasty the goal of modern seashore city disdain with great efforts.

【参考译文】

我的家乡 我的家乡是一座海滨城市--汕头。 汕头，地处祖国东南沿海，有着独特的自然和人文环境。

它是一个桥乡，游子的丝丝情愫，是鱼儿对海的依恋。 汕头更是个文化之都，文学渊源流长，内容丰富。它哺育了一代又一代的潮汕人民，其文化永垂不朽。

汕头也是个美食之都，它有多种多样的美味小吃，潮汕工夫茶更是闻名天下。 再加之，汕头优美的环境，吸引着无数游人来这旅游。

而且，进入“十一五”规划后，汕头更是朝着现代化海滨城市的目标不屑努力。 汕头，我可爱的家乡，它是个美丽的神化。我爱它!

The name Christmas is short for Christs Mass. A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus.

There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the world.

The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgins name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quintus was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.

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“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节日我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。

这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。

耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。

当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶苏要出生了!於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。

圣诞节便始于十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。

[介绍圣诞节的英语作文2篇

The Double Seventh Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunarmonth is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.

This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxuriousgreens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.

Long long ago there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhandfarmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.

With the help of celestial cattle the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowyriver appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyaltyto love touched magpies so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" (Double Seventh).

Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220). Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD371-420) mention the festival while records from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) depict the grand evening banquetof Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.

Today some traditional customs are still observed in ruralareas of China but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maidhas taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years in particular urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China. As a result owners of flower shops bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.