Niulang

The next day, it is seen that many magpies are bald; this is because Niulang and Zhinu walked and stood too long on the heads of their loyal feathered friends.

第二天，能看到很多喜鹊毛都掉光了，因为牛郎和织女在他们忠诚的羽翼朋友头上行走了很久。

There is a romantic folk tale for that day about the meeting of Niulang and Zhinu.

民间有一个浪漫的传说，是说牛郎和织女将在这一天相会。

Niulang crept out of his hiding place, picked up Zhinu's clothes and ran away.

牛郎偷偷地爬出来，拿起织女的衣服跑开了。

Niulang remembered what the old ox had told him, he carried his two children in two baskets on a pole and put on the magic hide. Immediately, he got as light as a cloud and flew up into the sky.

牛郎记起了老牛对他说的话，他把孩子放到两个箩筐里，披上牛皮，挑起箩筐，突然，他轻如浮云，飞向天空。

When the day came, Niulang hid in the tall reeds by the pond and waited for the young goddesses.

到了那天，牛郎藏在高大的芦苇丛里等着。

Su Min : Yes, there's a legend about it: Niulang and Zhinv were an affectionate couple.

没错, 有这么个传说: 牛郎和织女是一对恩爱夫妻.

Niulang tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the Milky Way, stopped him.

牛郎企图要追上织女，但是银河挡住了他的去路。

Both "Qixi festival" and "legendary story of Niulang and Zhinv" experienced a series evolutions, and then become to afterwards "Qiqiao Festival" or "Womens Day".

在众多人心目中，这一传统节日是由牛郎织女的神话传说编织起来的。