英语口语的自我介绍【推荐20篇】

I have a bright character and a wide range of hobbies. During his study, I actively participated in various activities and organized some campus activities. Positive and positive, responsible for work certification, motivated, diligent in learning, continuous progress, like to face challenges with high difficulty, improve their abilities and comprehensive qualities. I am a person with a great sense of time. I can do everything positively and conscientiously. I am not afraid of hardship or fear of fatigue. I am not afraid of setbacks. I am honest with others. I am good at communication and coordination. I have strong organizational skills and teamwork spirit. I hope your company can give me a platform for learning and training, I will take a good grasp of it!

本人性格开朗，爱好广泛，在学习期间积极参加各种活动，多次组织一些校园活动。积极向上且对待工作认证负责，有上进心，勤于学习能不断进步，喜欢向高难度挑战，提升自身的能力与综合素质。我是一个很有时间观念的人，能积极认真做好每件事，不怕辛苦不怕累，更不怕挫折，待人真诚，善于沟通、协调，有较强的组织能力与团队精神。希望贵公司能给我一个学习和锻炼的平台，我会好好把握！

Now I am the most happy day is yesterday. Just dont have to write my homework, but go out to play for a day. That day Ive been sleeping at 10:30, we play it to have a meal, dinner aunt words so much. But she will be leaving today, so we went first to be bought some food for her to eat on the train, then go to the market to buy some fruit to bring her back. Of course, is to take us to my dad to drive a car. Because yesterday the weather was very hot, inside the car and opened the air conditioning, so the temperature of the inside and outside temperature difference is very big, the car I sweat.

This afternoon we send after go to the railway station, the father of the telephone rang, like father classmates call my dad to huaqiang north inspection. Then we drove to che, then take the subway to huaqiang north. After the huaqiang north, mother will go shopping, I will go with dad Ming tong digital city inspection. Shops, and there are number, then press the number found we will go to the shops. I see outside a few cases at the beginning, I thought thats what we are going to check the goods. As a result, the dad after talking with them, they moved out of the 20 cases of rectangular box, I just know thats where we want to check the goods. The man opened, wow, turned out to be a mobile phone, each box has twenty cell phone. Father first open a phone box, look at the instruction, if there is a stamp. Then my father asked me to help him to read the box. When my dad "spot check" dozens of mobile phone, we begin to open the box of each hand, look at the packing are in good condition, have less mobile phone, batteries, chargers. Weve been watching all four radix stemonae mobile phone. Four radix stemonae mobile phone, a few mobile phone package damaged, then we find the boss to change. After check the mobile phone, the boss will pull the 20 cases of mobile phones on the trailer to the Courier company. Actually express company also is very close to there after, people express company with woven bag wrap 20 cases of mobile phone is divided into five. Above good stick bar code, write good to send, then we are there waiting for my dads classmate turn money to the bosss account, the task is finished.

I was going to check the goods, such as call dad took me to play video games, but in more minutes at seven o clock. Dads mobile phone has no electricity, we went to my mother. After dad generous please my mother and I eat meatballs, drink juice. The fruits of labor "delicious!"

目前我最快乐的一天就是昨天了。不仅仅是不用写作业，而是出去玩了一天。那天我一直睡到了10：30，玩了一下我们就吃饭，吃饭时阿姨还是那么多话。可是她今天就要走了，于是我们就先去了人人乐买了一些吃的给她在火车上吃，然后又去菜市场买了一些水果给她带回去。当然，都是我爸爸开车带我们去的。由于昨天天气很热，车里面又开了空调，所以车内的温度和外面的温度差别都很大，一下车我就直冒汗。

下午我们送阿姨去火车站后，爸爸的电话就响了，好像是爸爸的同学叫我爸爸去华强北验货。然后，我们开车去车公庙，再坐地铁去华强北。到了华强北后，妈妈就去逛街，我就跟爸爸去明通数码城验货。那里店铺和普通的店铺一样，都有编号，然后就按编号找到了我们要去的店铺。一开始我看到外面有几箱货，我以为就是我们要验的那些货。结果，爸爸和他们交谈后，他们搬出了二十箱长方形的箱子，我才知道这才是我们要验的货。那人一打开，哇，原来是手机，每箱有二十部手机。爸爸先打开一部手机的盒子，看了一下说明书，有没有盖章。然后爸爸就叫我帮他把看过的盒子装起来。爸爸“抽查”了十几部手机后，我们就开始把每一部手的盒子打开，看一下包装是否完好，有没有少手机，电池，充电器。我们一直把四百部手机都看完。四百部手机中，有几部手机的包装损坏了，然后我们就找老板换。验完手机后，老板就把这二十箱手机放在拖车上拉到快递公司。其实快递公司也非常近，到那里以后，快递公司的人拿编织袋把二十箱手机分成五包装。在上面贴好条码，写好要发到的地方，然后我们就在那里等爸爸的同学把钱转到老板的账上，任务就算完成了。

本来我打算等验完货，叫爸爸带我去打游戏机的，但是到了七点多钟了。爸爸的手机也没电了，我们就去找妈妈了。之后，爸爸大方的请我和妈妈吃肉丸，喝果汁。劳动的“果实”真好吃啊!

Germany

Germans love to decorate their house sat Christmas.Many houses will have little wooden frames holding electric candles in their windows，and coloured pictures of paper or plastic which look beautiful from the outside at night.Father Christmas brings presents in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve(December 24th)，after people have been to a church meeting.The presents are then found under the Christmas tree.One person in the family will ring a bell and call everyone to come to the room.On Christmas Day，fish(carp7))or goose will be cooked.

德国

德国人喜欢在圣诞节装饰他们的房子。很多房子的窗户上都会有用小木架支起来的灯泡蜡烛以及印在纸上或塑料上的彩色图片，晚上从屋外看上去非常漂亮。圣诞老人在圣诞夜(12月24日)傍晚人们去教堂聚会之后带来礼物。礼物放在圣诞树下。每家有一个人摇着铃铛叫所有人去屋里看礼物。圣诞节人们烹饪鲤鱼或者家鹅。

My name is Lli Hua. I was born in the city of Dalian, Liaoning province. I

studied in Guangming primary school from 1984 to 1990. Then I entered No. 6

middle school where I mainly learned the subjects like Chinese, mathematics,

English, physics, chemistry and computer. I have been very fond of and good at

English and computer ever since. Therefore I placed first in the school computer

competition last year. My hobbies include swimming in summer, skating in winter

as well as collecting stamps and listening to popular music in my spare

time.

我的名字叫李华。我出生在辽宁省大连市。1984到1990年我在光明小学读书。然后我进入了第6中学，在那里我主要学习的课程有语文，数学，英语，物理，化学和计算机。从那时起我一直都很喜欢并擅长英语和电脑。所以我在去年的全校电脑竞赛中取得了第一名。在夏天游泳，在冬天滑冰，收集邮票，在我的空闲的时候听流行音乐都是我的爱好。

dear eric,

My hometown is beautiful place It stands near a wide river at the foot of low green hills. It has many tall buildings and wide streets. There are trees and flowers everywhere.

But it has not always been like that. In the old days, it was a sad dirty little town. Landlords and merchants lived in the few good houses. For the working people there were only dark, unhealthy rooms in old buildings and huts in narrow muddy streets. Nearly everyone was poor and many had no work.

Everything has changed since liberation. The people, led by the Party, have got rid of the mud and dirt. They have put up schools, theaters, shops and flats. They have an assembly hall and a hospital. Along the river they have built offices, hotels and parks. A lot of factories have sprung up. On the river, streamers and boats come and go busily, day and night. They carry the products of our industries to all parts of the country.

I love my hometown, and I love its people. They also have changed. Healthy and happy, they are going all out to build socialism.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Now ,Its my turn. My name is Edgar, a high school student. I am very honored to be here to give you a speech. Also its a good chance for me to improve my English. I hope I can make a good performance today. The topic of my speech is "After studying here".

Before I came here,I can never imagine that I can learn so much knowledge about other countries, which cant be got from my books in school. Three months ago, I took my first class. Unfortunately, I felt so embarrassed, because I even cant speak any words, though I know I really love English .

After that, I took some of my tutors advice and previewed the lesson that I’ll learn. What’s more, In every class, I JUST try my best to say as much as possible. Now,I can only remember Its a really hard time. What’s worse, I had to go to my high school and went there at the same time.

After several weeks, I began to get used to the atmosphere in web .At least Im not afraid to speak in front of my tutor and foreign teachers.

During web’s period,I found I had improved a lot, both physically and mentally. For example, how to be a confident person, how to plan for my future. And the most important is that I have learnt how to communicate with others, which is a necessary skill. Nowadays studying is not the only thing that we high school students should do, there are some more important things we have ignored.

First, I am grateful for my parents. They have spent so much money for me, but never ask for anything in return. I really know how hard it is to work on such living conditions.

Now Its time to introduce my tutor sally. It was she that led me to the right studying here. It was she that helped me deal with all kinds of annoying things. Also there are some other teachers that I appreciate, especially Laura and Anita. Of course, I like to take foreign teachers classes. Anyway, thanks all of you!

I know I am young; there is a long way in my life. I have to face the difficulties and solve them by myself. But i know i must keep on my dream, I agree that If you put your mind to, you can accomplish anything.

I know im not the best ,but im the most diligent one。I hope you can remember me ,an ordinary boy.

Hello, my name is Shi Yunjie, 22 years old this year. I am a Junior from the Jiangsu University. My hometown is Nantong, a city in Jiangsu Province.It is a seaside city, which has pleasant weather all year around. My character is optimistic.I like to communicate with people.For about three years in the university, I have made a lot of friends, coming from different professions and hometown all over the country. My hobby is listening to music, watching movies and reading. I especially like to read biographies,such as Franklin、Mao Zedong and so on, to get some useful inspiration about Life planning through this way,

你好，我叫石云杰，今年22周岁。来自江苏大学，是一名大三学生。我的家乡是江苏南通，它是一座海边城市，四季宜人。我的性格是乐观积极，喜欢与人交流，在大学中自己结交了很多的朋友，他们来自不同的专业，家乡是祖国各地。我的爱好是听歌、看电影、读书。我喜欢读一些人物传记，希望通过这样的方式，给自己的人生规划一些启示。

Hello! My name is XX, XX Normal University, is a 2006 graduate. Graduation has taught more than a year. Have long teaching experience gained! Lively and outgoing personality, nice, treat people in good faith, understanding, strong language skills and com#munication skills; diligent, strong and determined, serious and responsible work, down to earth, patient, attentive, careful thinking, have becom#e teachers the basic quality and potential.

Determined to be a teacher since childhood, college entrance examination chosen university, is not only a solid basic knowledge of mathematics, but also on the accumulation of educational theory and practice, especially during the internship period, absorbing the best teaching experience of teachers, and students from morning till evening in the day, and more loving education.

With self-learning and research capacity in × × × University graduate student during a more thorough understanding of mathematical knowledge. Believe they will be both professional research and teaching skills of educational personnel.

I am. ________. I was born in ________. I graduate from ________ senior high school and major in English. I started learning English since I was 12 years old. My parents have a lot of American friends. Thats 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 abroad 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 substance by using different sounds. So I wish I could study and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge.

In my neighbor Liu grandmother at home, there is a very cute little white rabbit. Long ears, red eyes, small nose, short tail, a white hair, it became a lively and lovely little white rabbit.

When the white rabbits eat, vigilance of the incredible, it first walked around the food, and staring at the food, walked for about a minute, and then slowly close to touch the food with his feet, and then flew Open to determine the safety, and then come back to eat! Sometimes, the little white rabbit and I am very warm. I got my hand close, at first it was very frightened, flew away, motionless, and then slowly approached, rubbed my hand with my head, and I gently stroked it, it was happy to roll on the floor, naughty The

If the white rabbit would like to sleep, then, will lie on the side, motionless, while fell asleep. Little rabbit is very cute when sleeping! It is lying on the body, four legs straight, and sometimes, it is still asleep legs still moving it! May be dreaming! Children, this little rabbit is very cute, right?

Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival,the first month of the Lunar New Year celebration of the fifteenth day.Lantern Festival is one of the largest festivals.A few days before the arrival of the Lantern Festival,people begin to make lanterns,animals,vegetables,fruits,all kinds of all,there are riddles.

The eve of the Lantern Festival,all the lanterns are hung.Lantern Festival,one look at the lanterns and riddles,wonderful folk performances,Dragon Dance and Younger.

元宵节是中国的一个传统节日，在农历的新年第一个月的第十五天庆祝。元宵节是中国最大的节日之一。在元宵节到来的前几天，人们就开始做灯笼，动物，蔬菜，水果，各式各样的都有，还有谜语。

在元宵节前夜，所有的灯笼都挂起来。元宵节这天，人们看灯笼和猜谜语，精彩的民间表演龙舞和秧歌。

Good afternoon, Everyone! I am XX. And I am 23 years old. My previous job was a Front Office Supervisor. During the three years when I was working, I also majored Tourism and Hotel Management in the local radio broadcasting and television college. I like this job very much and I like to deal with different guests every day. I hope I can have this chance to one of the members in this hotel. Thank you so much to share my brief introductions.

[面试酒店的英语自我介绍

One explanation is that the Duanwu Festival originated from people’s worship of dragons. In ancient China, people believed the dragon was the god in charge of water, which was vitally important to daily life and agricultural production. On the day of Duanwu, people raced dragon boats to entertain the god and offered him Zongzi as a treat. The sole purpose was to please the god to ensure a year of favorable weather.

Some people believe Duanwu comes from activities instigated by ancient sorcerers. These activities were held in early summer when the hot weather was about to bring diseases to people who didn’t have modern devices and medicines to protect themselves. So, ancient sorcerers encouraged people to wear fragrant pouches and hang mugwort and calamus on their doors to drive away the so-called evil spirits that caused diseases.

Scholars may provide many other explanations about the origin of the Duanwu Festival. But if you ask ordinary people about its origin, you’ll get the same answer. They will tell you that the Duanwu Festival honors the great poet, Qu Yuan. They’ll also tell you the story that has been passed down for more than 2,000 years.

Qu Yuan was born in 340 BC, during the Warring States Period. At that time, there were seven states struggling among themselves to unify China. Of the seven states, Qin was the strongest and Chu the largest.

Qu Yuan was a noble of Chu. During his lifetime, the powerful kingdom of Chu fell into a decline.

Early in his life, Qu Yuan won the confidence of the King of Chu, and was his deputy prime minister, helping draft laws and determine foreign-policy. When he saw the danger posed by the ambitious Qin State, he proposed government reforms and an alliance with the neighboring Qi state as a way to ensure Chu’s safety.

But the King of Chu was surrounded by self-seekers, who were jealous of Qu Yuan. They accepted bribes from the Qin’s envoy, dissuaded the King from taking Qu Yuan’s advice and brought about the poet’s estrangement from the King. Qu Yuan was finally sent into exile for 20 years.

During those desperate years, Qu Yuan helplessly watched his beloved country become weaker every day. In the year 278 BC, the capital of Chu was stormed by troops from Qin. In great pain, Qu Yuan wrote “Lisao” or “The Lament”, the greatest of all his poems. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, he drowned himself in the Milo River, because he was hopeless about his country’s future.

Qu Yuan died thousands of years ago, but he is remembered every year for his love of and loyalty to his country and his people.

Sichuan is located in the Upper Yangtze Valley in the southwestern part of the country. The second largest of the Chinese provinces, it covers an area of 220,100 square miles (570,000 square kilometres). Szechwan is bordered by the provinces of Kansu and Shensi to the north, Hupeh and Hunan to the east, and Kweichow and Yunnan to the south and by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west and the province of Tsinghai to the northwest. It is the most populous province in China. The name Szechwan means “Four Streams” and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze River, which flows through the province. The capital, Cheng-tu, is located in the centre of the province.

From economic, political, geographical, and historical points of view, the heart and nerve centre of Szechwan is in the eastern basin area, commonly known as the Sichuan, or Red, Basin. Its mild and humid climate, fertile soil, and abundant mineral and forestry resources make it one of the most prosperous and economically self-sufficient regions of China. The area has been seen by some as China in a microcosm and is often viewed as a country within a country. The Chinese call the basin Tien Fu Chih Kuo, which literally means “Heaven on Earth”.

I have spent fifteen years in my life. So, this is my ninth year to study. By the way, my name is WengJingru. My father thought hard about my name. He consulted the dictionary two times to find how to name me. Of course, this name is very good and I like it very much.

Sometimes I think I am a little strange. Because I often think the world isn’t full of happiness. And I want to be different from others. I hate superficial people. But always I am very out-going and kind to others. I can’t say ‘no’ to others. So I don’t know how to refuse.

I can’t see I am a pretty girl, but I am not an ugly person, either. I am very general. I can’t say too much about my appearance.

In this term, I make a little progress in my study. In my life, I have my parents’ love, and many, many people’s love. I am happy. I achieved so much, and I also lost so much.   My star sign is Aquarius. It represents kindness and wisdom. But I don’t think I am such a clever person. Maybe I am modest. Aquarius has many friends. It also says that some people think I am strange because I hate to be like others. I try to do everything differently.

I like yellow the most. Yellow is the color of the sun, it can remind me of a warm, sunny day. Yellow is also the color of wisdom. And I like it because it is one of the colors that are vivid.

Of course, most students have problems in their study. I don’t know how to make progress. I think I should work harder. That is the only way.

I like reading very much. My favorite writer is GuoJingming. And now I am reading a book called ‘Gone with Wind’. I keep reading half an hour every day.

I like English and Chinese best. I want to establish an English club. I want everyone to speak English in the daily life.

All above are my real things. I hope everyone will like me.

My father is a bus driver. He has been working on it for more than ten years. He drives the No.9 bus of my city. Its routine starts from the east and then cross the city goes the the west. This work is toilsome, especially in the summer and winter, because its hot in summer but cold in winter. Everyday, my father just stays in the narrow place and barely moves. He always gets up very early and comes home late. His work is boring but my father says that he must work hard to support our family. I hope I can grow up quickly and have a good job, so that my father do not have to work so hard.

The Spring Festival, gathering, every family decorated, beaming. I also put on your mother bought me new clothes, new shoes on. Mother said: "your child to eat, finish eat, I take you to my grandmas New Year." When he heard that I jumped with joy to New Year greetings. I saw there are a lot of people on the road to grandmas house with gifts, some drive, some walking, everyone is happier.

For a moment, my mother and I to grandmas home, I saw grandma, hurriedly walked over and said: "grandma, I wish you longevity and health." Grandma smiled, touch my head and said: "do you really understand, really polite." Say that finish, the grandmother from his pocket and took out a red packets to me, my hands to a red envelope, said happily: "thank you grandma." Then Cousins and sisters and I went out to play, mom and dad chat in my grandmas house. We set off firecrackers to grandmothers space to play, I also brought a car, I control the car called as he ran, accidentally fell and made Cousins, Cousins to laugh. Play to the noon, eat family reunion dinner to go home. I said to my father: "today I had a good time, also made Cousins, tables, and sisters laughed, I am very happy today."

Ah! New Years day good ah, I like the Spring Festival.

春节到了，万家团圆，家家户户都张灯结彩，喜气洋洋。我还穿上妈妈给我买的新衣服，穿上新鞋。妈妈说：“孩子快点吃，吃完了，我带你去外婆家拜年。”一听说去拜年我高兴得跳了起来。我去外婆家的路上看见了有许多人带着礼品，有的开车，有的走路，每个人都喜笑颜开的。

一会儿，我和妈妈到了外婆家，我看见外婆，连忙走过去说：“外婆，祝你健康长寿。”外婆笑了，摸摸我的头说：“你真懂事，真有礼貌。”说完，外婆从口袋里拿出一个红包给我，我双手接红包，高兴地说：“谢谢你外婆。”然后我和表兄弟表姐妹们去玩，妈妈和爸爸进外婆家的房子里聊天。我们去外婆的空地去玩放鞭炮，我还带来了一架赛车，我控制赛车一边跑一边叫，一不小心摔了一跤，逗得表兄弟、表姐妹捧腹大笑。直玩到中午，吃了团圆饭才回家。我对爸爸说：“今天我玩得很高兴，还逗得表兄弟、表姐妹捧腹大笑呢，今天我很高兴。”

啊!过年可真好呀，我喜欢过春节。

Shanxi Province got its name due to its location to the west of Taihang Mountain. Shanxi neighbored on Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia & Autonomous Region. It is located to the east of the Yellow River, and is also known as Hedong. Shanxi belonged to Jin State in Spring and Autumn Period, so it is abbreviated in Jin. Shanxi occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers (about 60,000 square miles) and has a population of over 32 million, including its minority ethnic population. Its capital is Taiyuan City.

When to go

Being at a high altitude, Shanxi Province has a cold and dry climate and has an annual rainfall of between 400-600 millimeters. The province is also frequently plagued by sandstorms, especially in the spring, so it is often useful to bring along both sunglasses and a hat when visiting. Generally speaking, the provinces climate is the best between May and October.

History

Shanxi is one of the birth places of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture. As early as one hundred million years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese lived and propagated in this region. Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor, founder of the Chinese nation, once lived in Shanxi for a certain period. Today, many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

What to see

Shanxi is endowed with an abundance of cultural sites from its long history. Most of the ancient structures were built before the Liao and Song Dynasties. So it is the reason why Shanxi is often called the Chinese Ancient Architecture Museum. The more obvious of these include: the Buddhist wonder of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong City, the ancient city of Pingyao which was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1997, the oldest and tallest ancient wooden pagoda in China, the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County and the remote Shuanglin and Jinci Temples, which are well worth the long journeys for the visitors.

Of course, there are a number of natural magnificent and beautiful places that can also be seen in Shanxi. The most famous of them include Wutai Mountain with the longest and most prestigious history in the four most well-known Buddhist holy lands of China, the whistling rage of the Yellow Rivers Kettle Spout waterfalls (Hukou Waterfalls) and one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China - Mt Hengshan.

Hello, everybody

My name is Justin ZHAO. Its said that a persons name may reflect or determines his destiny or fate in a way.

My first name in Chinese means surpass. Life is a long and tough run to go. I must learn how to survive in this fast moving society and try to thrive.

I’m open minded, easy-going, warm hearted with a sunshine smile. I have superb and god features such as honesty and sweet temper. Also, I much enjoy making friends from all walks of life. My favorite fun is travelling around the world.

I was borned on Feb. 2, 1976. I had an elder sister two and half years older than I. Frankly speaking, I should say I had a good and memorable childhood in my life. I was not a leading student in my elementary school but in junior middle School. I scored good marks and ranked high both in my class and in the grade. Thats the honorable and shining time. Things began to change from the date I stepped into the No.28 senior high school in Shenyang. I always chose the wrong school to go to. Therefore, I learned and cherished the most remarkable experiences in my schoolings. I made a very good and dependable friend and related to him till now. I cherished it deep in my heart so much.

This is me, a man who never stops going forward!

Thank you!

hello, everyone! my name is i’m a student in a very beautiful school called liangbing middle school and i am in class 1 grade 7.my hometown liangbing is also a beautiful town. i’m very happy and i like to make friends with others. i  also like singing but traveling is my favorite, i have been to  many interesting places in china but i haven’t been to other  countries. what a pity!

at school, i study chinese,math, english, history, politics  and so on. i like all of them. i often help my teacher takecare of my class and i think i am a good helper. i live with my parents and we go home on time every day.

when i am at home, i often help my mother do some housework and my

mother said i am a good helper, too. my mother is a barber.she cuts hair very well.she is kind.many people like her. she often teaches me the way of

learning well, if you want to learn english well, here is some of my advice. at first , you must read many articles and know many words, if you meet up with some new words, you can look them up in the dictionary, you should know their meanings, how to read them and spell them. if you keep working hard, you will be successful. then, you ought to speak english as much as possible. remember an old saying, nothing is impossible in the world if you put your heart into it.  that’s all, thank you.

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.