The 15th Dongtou Qixi Folk Customs Festival was unveiled on the evening of August 4th. Dongtou is the hometown of Chinese Qixi Festival Culture. On that evening, the Hanfu catwalk, cultural market, Cuju game, ancient style performance and other activities were splendidly presented one after another. All the participants, together with tourists, experienced the ultimate joys brought by Dongtou Qixi Festival.

This event also attracted the attention of foreign friends. Alisher,who is from Tajikistan and now is an anchor of Wenzhou Overseas Media Center, partnered with local villager Gan Zeliang to serve as livestreaming anchors at Dong’ao Beach where the main stage of the event was located, introducing netizens at home and abroad about the historical origins of Qixi Folk Customs Festival in Dongtou. 

In addition, Akomo from Tajikistan has almost visited all the streets and alleys in Dong’ao Village and recorded the wonderfulness here with his camera in his hands.

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For Dongtou people, Qixi Festival is not only a Chinese Valentine's Day, but also an Adult's Day. The children in Dongtou who are at 16 always hold the coming-of-age ceremony on Qixi Festival. It is a traditional culture that has been passed down in southern Fujian for more than 300 years.