On August 22, Liwan District held a Xiguan folk culture festival for Qixi, the Chinese Valentine's Day. A decorated Qixi-themed tour bus traveled through several historical attractions and intangible cultural heritage projects. Tourists can also enjoy authentic Xiguan food, picturing the lover on the romantic Moon Bridge in Litchi Bay.

The traditional Qixi Festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is usually August in the Gregorian calendar. The Qixi Festival captures the enduring tie between lovers and the enduring optimism that love will always find a way and is created as a symbol of their commitment.

The Moon Bridge in Litchi Bay

The Qixi Theme Tour Bus

A Zither artist wearing Cheongsam played traditional Cantonese love songs.

The tour bus brought tourists to visit the Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum.

It is a folk activity in Qixi Festival in Xiguan, women worship the Weaver Fairy, Zhinü, and ask for better threading skills by making handmade crafts with a table of offerings: tea, wine, fruits, longans, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts, and melon seeds.

At 19:07, the lanterns turned on the Moon Bridge.

Lovers came to watch the lanterns and spoke out their love confession in the beautiful scenery of Litchi Bay.