A series of cultural activities were carried out on Aug 10 in Zhucun village, Tianhe district of Guangzhou, to celebrate this year's Qixi Festival.

The Qixi Festival, also referred to as Qiqiao Festival, or Begging for Skills Festival, is China's equivalent of Valentine's Day. Its origins can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220), and a comprehensive array of associated customs has gradually evolved since that time.

A traditional ceremony for the Qixi Festival is carried out that day. [Photo by Zhong Zhenbin/Yangcheng Evening News]

Girls, wearing traditional hanfu clothes, worship "Qiniang", the seventh fairy or the weaver girl, to pray for their skillful hands and find the right man. [Photo by Zhong Zhenbin/Yangcheng Evening News]