Young Couples Celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day

Young couples drinking wine make a formation in the shape of a heart during an activity to celebrate the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine’s Day, in Changli County, north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 23, 2012. <Xinhua=Huang Jingwen>

Young couples take part in a group wedding ceremony in Yuncheng City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2012, on the occasion of the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine’s Day.

A bridegroom presents flowers to his bride during a group wedding ceremony in Yuncheng City, north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2012, on the occasion of the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine’s Day. <Xinhua=Xue Jun>

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