介绍莫言的英语作文2篇 作文怎么写(汇集20篇)

part-time job: 兼职工作

full-time: 全职

position / vacancy: 职位，空缺

manager: 经理

director: 主任

president: 董事长，总经理

General Manager: 总经理

salesperson: 推销员

engineer: 工程师

accountant: 会计

degree: 学位

introduce:（动词）介绍

introduction: （名词）介绍

Let me introduce myself. / Let me do some introduction. 让我来介绍一下自己。

Which aspect do you want to know about me?

或者 What do you want to know about myself? 您想知道我哪方面的情况？

面试英语自我介绍的常用基本的句子

1. I noticed that you advertised a job in this morning’s paper. 我看到你们在今早的报纸上刊登的招聘广告。

2. I’m coming for your advertisement for …. 我是来应聘你们广告上的……职位的。

3. I have applied for the position of …. 我申请了贵公司的……职位。

4. Do you have any job for a part-timer? 你们需要兼职吗？

5. I’d like to know if you need any full-time secretary. 我想知道你们是否需要全职秘书？

6. I’m looking for a job. Are there any vacancies? 我在找工作，请问你们有空缺吗？

面试英语自我介绍的常用句型

1. I got a degree in Literature and took a course in typing. 我获得了文学学士学位，还学过打字。

2. I haven’t done anything like that before. 我以前没有做过这种工作。

3. I think I’m quite fit for assistant’s job. 我觉得我很适合做助理的工作。

4. I used to work as a sale’s manager. 我以前做销售经理。

5. I’m quite familiar with editing. 我做过很多编辑工作。

6. I want a job with a vacation every year. 我想找个每年都能度假的工作。

7. I was thinking of a job in a school. 我打算到学校找份工作。

8. I worked in the accounting section of a manufacturer of electrical products. 我曾在电子产品制造商的会计组工作。

9. I love playing tennis. 我喜欢打网球。

Hello,everyone!

I was fortunate to 200 * years in September admitted to the University of ad specialty XX. From 200 * to 200 *, from East Campus to Dushu Lake Campus. In the Soviet four years, brought me a lot of heritage and memory. Four years passed away, when they graduate, should be for the life of four years in the Ivory Tower to learn to do an interview self-introduction.

In four years, I quite seriously in learning, performance is also better, every year the school received a scholarship in the class have been able to maintain in the top five. Particularly in the specialized courses concerned, as far as possible to learn good use. Actively participate in various advertising competitions, and won the National College Advertising Art Competition Third Prize of Jiangsu Division. Both peacetime operations, or papers, or exams, can seriously hope the best. If you would like to say that four years in learning what the greatest regret is that English, formerly in high school Ive had a nice English, but into the university, I slack on the English language, and not spend too much time to learn , resulting in the test to graduate have not been 6.

In social practice, I think my experience was very abundant. 200 * in the second half, I have to do internship in an advertising agency planning work, although the beginning of what will not, very hard, very tired, but when I as a Fan Meeting planners and executors of the stage and flowers after child communication band, when I write advertising effectiveness measurement companies Ina ceramic gain customer acceptance of the report, when I see their planned ceremony, opening ceremony of the successful implementation of the time, when I designed the LOGO when used by businesses When I work independently in the scene when the road show, I was happy. With my own efforts to complete a task. Internship in advertising, I learned a lot of things can not go to school books, contact with clients across industries, while also working in the printing industry, media, service organizations and other rituals have a certain understanding for the future able to adapt quickly to lay the foundation for work.

Prior to this, McDonalds, I also worked part-time, bitter, tired, but that time has given me a lot of fun. Learn a lot. I begun to taste the hardships of life and make money easily. McDonalds as a world-class enterprises, it has a strict standard of staff training system and working mechanism. Work at McDonalds, on the one hand I learned such a big company product promotion, teamwork, customer service, quality assurance and so should learn the rules and regulations and successful experiences, on the other hand, deal with all kinds of customers, but also enhance the my ability to communicate with others, in addition, work has worked hard my hard-working spirit.

In addition, in terms of ideology, I also actively move closer to the party, on the one hand, to strengthen its own ideological and moral construction, to arm themselves ideologically; on the other hand, in the spirit of serving the people, adhere to help others, serve the community members of the strict demands on themselves. Finally the beginning of the glorious junior joined the Chinese Communist Party, and successfully turned positive after one year.

Four years in college, I know a lot of friends, they gave me a lot of help, let me learn a lot, this is college, in addition to expertise outside of an additional valuable asset.

In short, four years of school life, whether professional or social knowledge about, or people skills, have learned a lot I can say that four years of my life the most significant period of time, my ideal life and the pursuit of life during this period to determine their own career planning for a new life also have a new goal. I will continue to work closer to success!

Thank you!

dear eric,

HuangMei is my hometown. It is in the East in HuBei.It is East on the city named AnQing of AnHui.And it is south to the city named JiuJiang of JiangXi. It is a great city in my heart.It has a long history for about 1800 years in China .Example .The temple named SiZu and WuZu were in HuangMei for a long years-old.Today,Every year many visitor come different part to there.As a daughter from Huangmei.I leaved it away for about seven years. But I miss it everyday .Even in a lot of my dream in the night .I belive HuangMei will be richer and richer .The new year 2009 will going .Tonight I hope everything will be well in my new 26 years-old.All my friends will be well.I must work hard in the new year.I will be ain growth as my hometown .

Hello, everyone, please allow me to introduce myself with a minute let you know me, know me and accept me. I come from Shandong, xxx, 20-year-old, my hometown Qilu earth gave me a straightforward character, and yet steady, and later the city of Nanjing travel long distances to school.

As one saying goes: "Ten years out of sharpening sharp, sword-jun to knowledge only pending." Zaikuzailei, I am willing to try, "eat life of hardship, Fang Wei Ren Exalted", in later school life, I will definitely be one to make their own efforts, but had a substantial significance of post-secondary life. Student life in the future please give more concern, a simple self-introduction is completed, thank you!

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.

The Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival is one rich in poetic(诗意的) significance. Ancient legends(古代的传说) that became interwoven with this festival‘s celebration further contribute to the warm regard in which it has always been held by the Chinese people. According to the lunar calendar(农历)， the seventh， eighth， and ninth months constitute the autumn season. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month， precisely in the middle of this season， when the heat of the summer has given way to cool autumn weather， marked by blue skies and gentle breezes. On this day the moon is at its greatest distance from the earth; at no other time is it so luminous. Then， as the Chinese say， “The moon is perfectly round.” In the villages the heavy work involved in the summer harvest has already been completed but the autumn harvest has not yet arrived.

The actual origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival are still very unclear. The earliest records are from the time of the great Han dynasty emperor Wu Di， who initiated celebrations lasting three days， including banquets and “Viewing the Moon” evenings on the Toad Terrace. We know that people during the Jin dynasty (265-420 A.D.) continued the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations， and similar accounts have come down to us from the time of the Tang dynasty. During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) houses and gardens were decorated with numerous lanterns and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.

I like my favorite puppy, its name is A yellow. Round head with sharp ears, round and bright eyes with a few long eyelashes, mouth with two pointed teeth, the body with yellow hair. This is my family that a lovely puppy.

My dog is not only cute, but also very naughty.

My dog is very naughty. Once I bought a pair of new shoes and put it at home. Then I solved the rope with the dog, ready to take it out, but my mother called me to brush the pot. But so I brush pot, home to see but found my shoes gone, I found looking for, and found a shoe in a stinking ditch, there are many bite under the traces of bite, then I know It was the dog that my family had bite.

Every time I feed my puppy, the dogs forelimbs are lifted and made a welcome gesture as if I were smiling.

I especially like this puppy because it is not only very naughty, and very cute.

Many of us are liking animals very much, some of us like dogs, others like cats, which can be easily seen in anywhere, well, im very keen on penguin.

the reason of mine to have keen on penguin is because their uniqueness, unlike with most of other animals, they only live in the South Pole, and unlike with most birds, though they cant fly, yet they can swim in the extreme cold glacier, and the most wonderful part is they can stand like a human and walking, its very cute when they are walking, Most of the endangered animals are very harmful, yet the penguin looks harmonious as well as entertaining, we even will put them on the movies and cartoons such as "Madagascar" and "Ice Age" and so on.

I like penguin, and when i grow up, wish to do research on the south pole to observe penguin and protect them.

each examiner：

i call/**， come from shandong province。this year is 21 years old， ， is a student who will soon graduate。

passes the foundation knowledge that the teachers guidance controled a calculator with personal effort firmly in the school。mainly studied c language at the software aspect。 c#。 java etc。 plait the distance language， the data structure， vf。 access etc。 database is applied， calculator operate system。studied the dreamweaver web page manufacture and the asp network to weave a distance also。studied the calculator network at the hardware aspect， the calculator construction with www。oh100。combine many times to attend to pack machine， set the fulfillment of the net operation lesson， make me control the work principle of the calculator and the set of the calculator network net process。

in addition， i attend various activities of the school organization to come to the oneself of 锻炼 actively and do various part—time to increase social experience。the teacher is divided into the group to us in the experiment and practice of the lesson remaining to complete mission， make we the deep comprehension arrive the importance of the team。the and the rise time acquires the school scholarship during the period of school， three staffs。

however necessarily limited at the knowledge that the school learn， therefore i would ready to take advice study in the later work， the backlog working experience， the exaltation work ability。hope your company to give me a displays an own opportunity！

this with the result that。

salute

​导语：相信很多外国人来到中国都会想了解我们的家庭生活，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!

I live with my father and mother in a very big house in Dongguan. My parents are both very busy. They leave for work very early in the morning and don’t return home until late in the evening.

When I am home on weekends from school, we spend a lot of time together. We talk about my studies, my health and my school life. I love my parents very much.

My grandparents are still living, but they don’t live with us. Their health is good and they both do sports very early in the morning. My grandmother does gymnastics with elderly women her age in the park. Both of my grandfathers play basketball in the morning and sometimes they go swimming.

Chinese people eat rice for every meal, but I don’t like rice because I think it is tasteless! We eat meat, fish and vegetables. My family eats noodles and congee. My favorite is noodles.

I often play computer games because I like it so much. I often watch Japanese cartoon movies with my parents on the weekends. On long holidays we take trips, too.

That is my description of typical family life in China.

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我和爸爸妈妈住在东莞的一所大房子里。我父母都很忙。他们很早就动身去上班，晚上很晚才回家。

当我周末放学回家时，我们花很多时间在一起。我们谈论我的学习，我的健康和我的学校生活。我非常爱我的父母。

我的祖父母还活着，但他们不住在我们这里。他们的身体很好，他们都很早就开始运动。我祖母和公园里同龄的老年妇女做体操。我爷爷两个早上都打篮球，有时去游泳。

中国人每顿饭都吃米饭，但我不喜欢米饭，因为我觉得米饭很无味!我们吃肉，鱼和蔬菜。我的家人吃面条和粥。我最喜欢的是面条。

我经常玩电脑游戏，因为我很喜欢它。我经常在周末和我的父母一起看日本卡通片。在长假期间，我们也去旅行。

这是在中国的家庭生活。

导语：微信可以说开启了给人与人之间的新时代，二维码扫描，视屏沟通，语音交流，微信上爆料，微信上公布最新的政策，最准的路况。这些方面可以说极大的方便了人们的生活。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!

Wechat is a new app that almost all the people use on their phone. you can video chat when every you want and its for free. also you can talk through that app. its very convience. You can sreach for people who live around you who are using the same app. but at the same time, people are addict to it. they can not live without it. and people are having less and less conversation face to face. even worse, some people got tricked in this app, and lost lots of money. so this app can be good or bad, depend which way you using it.

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微信是一个新的应用程序，几乎所有的人都使用他们的电话。你可以视频聊天时，你想要的，这是免费的。也可以通过该应用程序交谈。这是很方便的。你可以搜索生活在你身边的人谁使用相同的应用程序。但同时，人们也沉溺于此。他们不能没有它。人们面对面的交谈越来越少。更糟糕的是，有些人被骗了这个应用程序，并失去了很多钱。所以这个应用程序可以是好是坏，取决于你使用它的方式。

Im Hua Zhengxian. Im ten years old. Im in Class 5,Grade 4. My hair is short. My eyes are small. I get up at six oclock. I have breakfast at six fifteen. I go to school at seven oclock. I have lunch at twelve oclock. I go home at eight oclock. I watch TV at eight ten. I go to bed at nine oclock. I like playing computer games and going fishing. On Sunday morning, I usually do my homework. In the afternoon, I play games with my friends.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing。 The course has provided me the formal training necessary to be a nurse。 Besides， I possess ten years of extensive experience ranging from Nursing Assistant to Nursing Supervisor at XYZ Hospital。 My responsibilities include patient assessment and staff development， as well as the coordination of other health care services such as dietary， food nutrition， physical therapy and pharmacy。

I believe my strong clinical background and experience make me a valuable asset to your hospital。 I would be pleased to attend an interview。

我认为科学的护理学学士学位。该课程为我提供了必要成为一名护士正规培训。此外，我拥有十多年的从护理助理护理主管在某某医院拥有丰富的经验。我的职责包括患者评估和员工发展，以及其他的卫生保健服务，如饮食，食品营养，理疗和药房的协调。

我相信我的强烈临床背景和经验，让我一个宝贵的资产，你的医院。我很高兴参加面试。

Good morning/afternoon.

It is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview. I hope I can make a good performance today.My name is xx. I am 20 years old，born in a little village in Southern Zhejiang. My parents are farmers,and I am the only child. Though not well-to-do，the family always be hopeful. My major is engineering technology. I will graduate in July，2011. I have some hobbies like listening to music，swimming，and especially seeing western movies. In the passed two years，I have learned some practical skills and gained some major certificates. I paid more attention to learn Engling，and I have passed CET4 in my efforts. I am looking forward to becoming a member of your company . Thankyou!

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。

My name is Li Yang.I graduated from Lanzhou University and majored Mechanical Engineering.

I was once a poor student of English,and it was my biggest headache and trouble-maker.I got sick and tired of learning boring grammar rules and lifeless words.

But through hard work in practicing speaking English and breaking away from the traditional grammar games,I found myself a totally different and exciting new world.Not only did I pass Band four and Band six College English Exams very easily with high marks,but importantly,I began to use English.

Finally,I developed a new Language Cracking System myself,I began to teach German not long after I started to learn this terribly difficult language in my own way.It was a miracle but I made it.英语口语自我介绍篇二

Hello everybody.My name is (Lily) .Im (twenty )years old. I live in (beijing)。I very love English. I read English every day. I yell English every day, My favorite sports are tennis and swimming.

I play tennis all the time since Im a child. My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. We are all interested in English. My parents want me to be an English thacher when I graduate. I hope we can be friends.lets help each other from now. 英英语口语自我介绍篇三

My name is XX .21years old. Graduated from XX school. My hobbies, such as reading extensively, dancing, singing, etc. I think English is very useful to us, because the world many people speak English, if I can speak good English, I can talk with them and with their friends.

So I hope to have the chance to exercise myself. In my home, my father has three people in the catering company work, my mother is a housewife, I sometimes very outgoing personality sometimes love quiet, I believe I can do this job. Glad to meet you can today.

I hope you can give me this opportunity, thank you。

I have a small mobile phone, is my dad gave me in the Internet, why call it a small mobile phone? Listen to me explain to you slowly.

This phone is The Times of childrens mobile phone, is my favorite cat form of appearance, but also pink! I can like it, though it is not a smartphone, function is very simple, can not play games on QQ, but its dad specially selected for me, I asked dad why people use smart phones, bought so original mobile phone back to me. Dad told me that the phone has a unique model of parents, can through the global satellite positioning, so dad can find me at any time! So that is what it boils down to. I see my dads a piece of my heart, to embrace this original mobile phone.

My cell phone is my little assistant, it when I need help, always help me, such as one time, I was in cram school, the teacher in advance the class was over, but dad still dont know, how to do? My cell phone is like my best friend reminded me that call dad, tell him ahead of the class was over, hurry up to pick me up. At another time, I have a cold, what what to eat to vomit, but I decided to go to cram school insists on that day, the class to the half of the time, I was really sick, sick, for the sake of my health teacher approval I returned home early, so I picked up my little assistant called to tell my dad, my dad arrived immediately, took me to see the doctor, go home for a rest, the second day I am all good!

Small mobile phone with me, can play a lot in my study and life indelible role, so I love my small mobile phone!

我有一部小手机，是爸爸给我在网上淘的，为什么叫它小手机呢?听我慢慢解释给你们听吧!

这款手机是贝倍安的儿童专用手机，外形是我最爱的猫咪形的，而且还是粉色的呢!我可喜欢它了，虽然它不是智能手机，功能十分简单，不能玩游戏不能上QQ，但是它是爸爸特意给我挑选的，我曾问爸爸为什么在别人都用智能手机了，还给我买了这么原始的手机。爸爸告诉我，这款手机它有个独特的家长模式，可以通过全球卫星定位，这样爸爸就可以随时找到我啊!原来是这样啊!我明白了爸爸的一片良苦用心，就欣然接受了这原始的手机。

我的手机是我的小助手，它在我需要求助的时候，总是帮助我，比如有一次，我上补习班，老师提前下课了，但是爸爸还不知道啊，怎么办?我的手机就好像我最好的朋友提醒我，打个电话给爸爸，告诉他提前下课了，快点来接我。还有一次，我感冒了，吃什么吐什么，但是那天我还是决定坚持去上补习班，结果课上到一半的时候，我实在不舒服了，吐了一地，为了我身体着想，老师批准我提前回家，于是我拿起我的小助手打电话把情况告诉爸爸，爸爸马上赶到，接了我去看了医生，回家吃了药好好休息，第二天我就全好了!

小手机伴随着我，在我学习和生活中发挥了许多不可磨灭的作用，所以我爱我的小手机!

1.Rabbit is an cute kind of amimals.It has two long ears.They can make rabbits hear carefully.It also has a short tail.They make rabbits so lovely.Rabbits likes carrots.If you are lonely.You can keep a rabbit.It can be your friends.

2.The little Rabbit has a coat of white hair.The two ears are long and prick up on its head.It is furry,soft and white with two red eyes glaring above the chin.Its eyes are like a pair of small red hulbs.Exposed to sunlight,they become little pieces of red thread.Its ears are straight and long and they can turn and move slightly.How cute it is!

小白兔全身盖一层雪白的毛.两只耳朵很长,直立在头上.它长着一身柔软的毛,瞪着l双红眼睛.眼睛像1对红色的小灯泡,见到阳光时就微微眯起；耳朵长而直竖,有时还会微微转动,它多可爱啊

If you come to Xi’an, you can’t miss the Terra Cotta Warriors. The Terra Cotta Warriors museum is in Lin Tong. It very special because it is one of the eigh wonders of the world.

If you go to Lintong and visit the Terra Cotta Warriors ,you cant’t miss the Qin Ling Mountain, also. You can see lots of plants and animals in the mountain. They are so beautiful.

If you have enough time, you can go to the Bell Tower, too .The Bell Tower have three floors. It is surrounded by the City Wall. There is a big bell in the tower. Walking down the sidewalk, you can see the Drum Tower and Muslim Street. On the Muslim Street, there are lots of delicious food, such as cold rice noodles, Chinese hamburgers ,

Paomoand so on. These foods can be found in all parts of Xian. My favourite food is Chinese hamburgers.

This is Xi’an. I love it very much.

I have a party on my eleven birthday, many friends give me the present. There is a doll, a pen, a music box, a notebook, a book and a flower. My faverite present is the flower. The flower is very beautiful. Its colour is red. I like to smell it. I put it in a bottle of water. My mother says it is a rose. I can plant it in the pot. I water the flower everyday. I wish it can be beautiful forever.

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.