An English composition describing Chinese Valentine's Day.

When Valentine's Day comes in China, some English teachers will ask students to write an English composition for Valentine's Day in China. I have compiled an English essay for you. Welcome to read it.

English composition model essay I

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is a traditional festival full of romance. It often enters August in the solar calendar. This festival is in midsummer, when the weather is warm and the grass and trees show their luxurious green. At night, when the sky is full of stars, people can see the Milky Way from north to south. There is a bright star on each side of it, looking at each other from a distance. They are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and there is a beautiful love story about them that has been passed down from generation to generation. Once upon a time, there was an honest and kind man named Cowherd. His parents died when he was a child. Later, he was kicked out of the house by his sister-in-law. So he lives alone, grazing and farming. One day, the fairy weaver fell in love with him, sneaked into the world and married him. Cowherd is farming in the field, and Weaver is weaving at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the gods soon discovered this fact and ordered the heavenly queen to bring back the Weaver Girl. With the help of Celestial El Cattle, Cowherd flew to heaven with his son and daughter. Just as he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpin and had a stroke. A raging river appeared in front of the cowboy. Cowherd and Weaver Girl are separated forever on both sides of the strait, and they can only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love moved magpies, so thousands of magpies came to bridge the gap between the cowherd and the weaver girl. The Queen Mother was finally moved and allowed them to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year. Therefore, their meeting date is called Qi Xi (Qixi).

English composition model essay II

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is a traditional festival full of romance. Usually in August of the solar calendar. This festival is in midsummer, the weather is getting warmer, and the plants and trees show their luxurious green. At night, when the sky is full of stars, people can see the Milky Way from north to south. There is a bright star on each side of it, looking at each other from a distance. They are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and there is a beautiful love story about them that has been passed down from generation to generation. Once upon a time, there was an honest and kind man named Cowherd. His parents died when he was a child. Later, he was kicked out of the house by his sister-in-law. So he lives alone, grazing and farming. One day, a fairy weaver from heaven fell in love with him and secretly came to earth to marry him. Cowherd is farming in the field, and Weaver is weaving at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the gods soon discovered this fact and ordered the heavenly queen to bring back the Weaver Girl. With the help of Celestial El Cattle, Cowherd flew to heaven with his son and daughter. Just as he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpin and had a stroke. A raging river appeared in front of the cowboy. Cowherd and Weaver Girl are separated forever on both sides of the strait, and they can only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love moved magpies, so thousands of magpies came to bridge the gap between the cowherd and the weaver girl. The Queen Mother was finally moved and allowed them to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year. Therefore, their meeting date is called Qi Xi (Qixi). Scholars have proved that Chinese Valentine's Day originated from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). The historical documents of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 37 1-420) mentioned this festival, while the records of the Tang Dynasty (AD 6 18-907) described the grand dinner of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. In the Song Dynasty (960- 1279) and Yuan Dynasty (1279- 1368), you can see articles specially made for Qi in the capital market. The bustling market shows the importance of festivals. Today, some traditional customs can still be seen in rural areas of China, but they have been weakened or diluted in cities. However, the legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Especially in recent years, urban youth in China celebrate it as Valentine's Day. Therefore, the owners of flower shops, bars and shops are full of joy, because they sell more goods for love.

Model essay iii of English composition

Legend has it that on this night, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet on the bridge built by magpies on the Milky Way for an annual tryst. If it happened to rain that night, an elder in China might say that it was the Weaver Girl who cried after meeting her husband Cowherd on the Milky Way. This day was once commemorated as a festival for girls and young people in love. It is said that there was once a cowherd who lived with his brother and sister-in-law. But his sister-in-law didn't like him and abused him. The boy was forced to leave home with only an old cow as his companion. However, this cow is a former god. He violated the rules of heaven and was sent to earth in the form of a cow. One day, he took Cowherd to a lake where fairies bathed. Among them are the weaver girl, the most beautiful girl and a skilled seamstress. They fell in love at first sight and got married soon. They have a son and a daughter, and their happy life has been set as an example for hundreds of years in China. However, in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, the highest god of Taoism, marriage between mortals and fairies is strictly forbidden. He sent the queen to find the Weaver Girl. When the Cowherd found that the Weaver Girl had been brought back to heaven, he became desperate. Driven by Cowherd's misery, the cow told him to make his skin into a pair of shoes after his death. Cowherd carried his two children, hung in a basket with a pole, and chased the queen all the way. This pursuit angered the queen, who picked up her hairpin and crossed the sky, creating a galaxy that separated her husband and wife. But everything has not been lost. A group of magpies were moved by their love and dedication, and formed a bridge across the Milky Way to reunite the family. Even the Jade Emperor was moved, allowing the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet on the seventh day of July every year. It is said that on that night, children can hear the private conversation between Weaver Girl and Cowherd under the grape trellis. This is the origin of Qixi. In fact, this festival can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Traditionally, people will look up at the sky and find a bright star in Aquila and Vega, namely Cowherd and Weaver Girl. These two stars shine on opposite sides of the Milky Way. Tanabata is also called Begging Skills Festival or Daughter's Day. In the past, girls would hold ceremonies on this day to pray for wisdom, dexterity and a happy marriage. In some places in Shandong Province, young women will offer her fruits and cakes in exchange for wisdom. If you see a spider weaving a web on a sacrifice, people think that Weaver Girl is providing positive feedback. In other parts of China, it is customary for seven good friends to get together and make a package of jiaozi. They will put a needle, a copper coin and a red date into three different jiaozi, which respectively represent perfect embroidery skills, good luck and early marriage. Young women in southern China weave small handicrafts with colored paper, grass and thread. Weaving and embroidery competitions will be held to see who has the best hands and the smartest mind, which is a prerequisite for a good wife and mother. However, these ancient traditions and customs are dying out. Few people will look up at the sky on that day and tell the two stars shining on both sides of the Milky Way-if they know when Qixi is.